Criminal records
You are required to include an enhanced Criminal Records Bureau
(CRB) disclosure certificate when submitting your registration
application.
It is a requirement of Regulation 3 of the National Care
Standards Commission (Registration) Regulations 2001 that persons
applying for registration provide an enhanced CRB disclosure
certificate that has been countersigned by the Commission.
The criminal record disclosure process includes ‘spent’ as
well as ‘unspent’ convictions because you will be working with
vulnerable adults.
This means that we are entitled to ask you about any convictions
you have ever received, even if they were a long time ago. The CRB
disclosures includes Protection of Vulnerable Adults (POVA)
and Protection of Children (POCA) checks, depending on the type of
service you will be providing or managing.
How to get your certificate
The following steps will assist you in completing and
understanding the CRB process.
1. How do I get a CRB disclosure application form?
- Call the Criminal Records Bureau on 0870 90 90 811.
- Quote the registered body number for the Commission for Social
Care Inspection: 23244300003.
- Request a criminal record disclosure check at an
enhanced level
- The CRB will post an application form out to your home
address.
2. How do I complete my CRB application form?
When your form arrives, contact your regional registration team. They will tell you
which of our offices you need take the form to, so we can verify
it.
Identification
You will need to provide all of the following
documents along with your form in order for a member of our staff
to verify your identity:
- Photo identification (a passport or driver’s licence)
- Two utility bills or bank statements listing your current
address, from two different utility companies or banks.
Because we have to check your identity, you will have to
attend in person with the above documents.
Payment
You will also have to give us a cheque or postal order to the
value of £36 to accompany your application form, unless you paid
the CRB directly when you requested the form.
Cheques and postal orders must be payable to the Criminal
Records Bureau.
We are unable to accept any other forms of payment. We will give
you a receipt upon completing your verification.
3. What happens next?
We will verify your form and then it will be signed by one of
the Commission’s authorised countersignatories and forwarded to the
CRB for processing.
Once the CRB have completed their checking procedure, they will
send you a copy of your disclosure in the post.
Please include a copy of this disclosure certificate with your
application for registration with us.
You can track the progress of your application in the following
ways:
- Call the CRB Customer Services Team on 0870 90 90 811
- Go to the CRB website and tracking your application online at
www.crb.gov.uk/tracking
If you do not follow the instructions below, the CRB will return
your form, causing delay:
- Please complete the CRB form in black ink only
and in BLOCK capitals.
- Do not use correcting fluid (e.g. 'Tippex').
- Make sure your previous addresses, for the last five years, are
listed on the form.
- Make sure your personal details are completed in
full.
- Sections X, Y and Z on page 4 of the form are for Office Use
Only – please do not fill in these sections.
Please note: We are unable to accept
registration application forms unless a completed enhanced CRB
certificate, obtained through us, is provided with your
registration form.
If this is not included, we will return your
registration application pack to you.