Due to the nature of our services all of our staff are CRB checked and we also offer this service as an umbrella organisation. Please contact Hannah Evans (0151 2282811) for further details.
CRB Umbrella Body
Acute Need is registered with the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) as an “Umbrella Body” for undertaking Criminal Records Checks on behalf of those who are unable to do it themselves. Any organisation carrying out less than 100 CRB checks per annum does not meet the minimum threshold requirements of registration with the CRB, and so has to use the services of an Umbrella Body.
As a Registered Body our role is to:
- Check and validate the information provided by the applicant on the application form
- Establish the true identity of the applicant, through the examination of a range of documents using guidance provided by the CRB
- Ensure the application form is fully completed and the information it contains is accurate
- Countersign application forms to confirm the organization has an entitlement to access criminal record information
- Comply with the Code of Practice.
How does the CRB check work?
Anyone having regular contact with children and vulnerable adults should have a Criminal Records Bureau Disclosure before they are offered employment.
If an organisation wishes to apply for CRB checks as part of their recruitment process they must be entitled to ask exempted questions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 Exceptions Order 1975.
A Disclosure is a document containing information held by the police and government departments. It can be used by employers and voluntary organisations to make safer recruitment decisions. There are 2 types of Disclosure – Standard and Enhanced.
Once an organisation has requested Acute Need to carry out CRB checks on their behalf we will issue them with the relevant documentation including:
- CRB Application forms
- Copies of our Policy documents
- The CRB Code of Practice and
- Guidance notes on completing the application form
- A list of identity verification documentation required by applicants.
Standard Disclosure
These are primarily for posts that involve working with children or vulnerable adults. The Standard Disclosure contains details of all convictions held on the Police National Computer including current and ‘spent’ convictions as well as details of any cautions, reprimands or final warnings.
If a position involves working with children, the Disclosures will indicate whether information is held on government lists, held by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) and the Department of Health (DH), of those who are banned from working with children. The Disclosure also holds information held by the DH of those considered unsuitable to work with vulnerable adults.
Enhanced Disclosure
These are for posts involving a far greater degree of contact with children and vulnerable adults. This level of Disclosure involves an additional level of check to those carried out for the Standard Disclosure. An Enhanced Disclosure includes a check on local police records.