What is a Basic CRB Disclosure is this the same as a Standard Disclosure

[tammo]

thanks

[Buenchico]

Er, yes and . . . er, no!

The Criminal Records Bureau currently only provides two levels of disclosure. 'Standard' shows up all convictions, cautions, etc. 'Enhanced' show the same information, plus anything else which a senior police officer (or other relevant official) deems to be relevant.

So, officially, there's currently no such thing as a 'basic' disclosure. However many people loosely use 'basic' as synonymous with 'standard'.

To confuse the matter though, at one time the CRB proposed to introduce a third level of disclosure, which would (officially) be called 'basic'. The proposal was that (unlike the other levels) convictions would only be shown which weren't spent and also (unlike the other levels) would be available to all employers (and not just those within certain employment sectors). However that proposal seems to have been shelved.

NB: The foregoing applied in England & Wales. Scotland has a different system. (I'm not sure about Northern Ireland!).

Chris

[vallaw]

CRB is a bureaucrat's charter which has done more for the company which provides them than it has for anyone else. I am the proud possessor of 2 enhanced CRB certificates, carried out within weeks of each other, both of which cost the organisations which required them and swelled the coffers of the supplying company. One was for a voluntary role working with young people, the other for employment which involved contacting members of the public. I have no problem with the requirement for clearance, but cannot see why two entirely separate checks had to be made. Surely some sort of "update" procedure could be introduced?

[ABerrant]

Disclosure Scotland offers the three levels of disclosure:

Basic Disclosure - contains only convictions considered unspent under The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Standard Disclosure - contains all conviction information, spent and unspent, including cautions.

Enhanced Disclosure - contains all conviction information, spent and unspent, and any other non conviction information considered to be relevant by the police or other Government bodies.

http://www.disclosure...k/what-is-disclosure/

[ABerrant]

AccessNI also offers Basic Disclosure...

http://www.dojni.gov....essni/disclosures.htm

[tammo]

So i take it if a employer in England wants to do a basic crb disclosure on a new starter they have to do it through Disclosure Scotland as in England there is only Standard and Enhanced

[237SJ]

Yes. My employer is London based but my basic disclosure was done through Scotland.