The Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) is an executive agency of the Home Office in the United Kingdom, which conducts criminal record checks on potential employees on behalf of organisations and recruiters throughout England and Wales. An Executive Agency is a British public institution that carries out some part of the executive functions of the United Kingdom government. ... The modern concept of Small Office and Home Office or SoHo , or Small or Home Office deals with the category of business which can be from 1 to 10 workers. ... A criminal record or rap sheet is a generic term used to describe a compiled record of crimes that a person has committed or has allegedly committed. ... Jump to: navigation, search Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK... Jump to: navigation, search National motto: Cymru am byth (Welsh: Wales for ever) Waless location within the UK Official languages English, Welsh Capital Cardiff Largest city Cardiff First Minister Rhodri Morgan Area  - Total Ranked 3rd UK 20,779 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 3rd UK 2,903,085...

The CRB was initiated by the Police Act 1997 following public concern about the safety of children, young people and vulnerable adults. It was found that the British police forces did not have adequate capability or resources to routinely process and fulfill the large number of criminal record checks requested in a timely fashion, so a dedicated agency was set up to administer this function. The British police are a group of similar but independent police services which operate in the United Kingdom. ...

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Disclosure

The process by which the CRB provides criminal record data is called Disclosure. There are three levels of Disclosure: Basic, Standard and Enhanced.

An organisation which is entitled to ask exempted questions (under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974) must register with the CRB before they can request Standard or Enhanced Disclosure data from the individual applicant. The individual applies to the CRB, with the application countersigned by the organisation. The applicant's criminal record is then accessed from the Police National Computer (PNC), as well as checked against lists of people considered unsuitable to work with children maintained by the Department for Education and Skills (known as List 99) and the Department of Health, and copies are sent to the applicant and the organisation. The Police National Computer (PNC) is a computer system used by police forces in the UK. Created in 1974 and now consisting of several databases accessible 24 hours a day, it is run by the Police Information Technology Organisation (PITO). ... Department for Education and Skills (DfES) is a department in the United Kingdom government created in 2001. ... The Department of Health is a department of the United Kingdom government. ...

Standard Disclosure is primarily for positions involving regular contact with children or vulnerable adults, but can also be used for some other professions of responsibility (for example, accountancy).

Enhanced Disclosure is for positions involving greater contact with children or vulnerable adults (for example, doctors or social workers) and for certain additional professions (for example, judicial appointments). An additional level of checking is carried out with the individual's local police force. // Territorial forces The territorial forces still use the boundaries of the local government areas (counties and Scottish regions) established in the 1974/1975 local government reorganisations (although with subsequent modifications). ...

Basic Disclosure data is not currently available, but is intended for individuals to obtain copies of their own criminal record.

External links

• Criminal Records Bureau website
• Disclosure website