Criminal record checks are used to research the background of individuals Almost three million background checks were carried out on people in England and Wales last year, says privacy campaign group ...

A Government agency set up to protect children has branded hundreds of innocent people criminals, it has emerged. In the year to February, almost 700 applicants for jobs in teaching, nursing, ...

A Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) spokesperson told Computer Weekly, "There are no plans for the CRB to take or retain applicants' fingerprints in a database." Computer Weekly reported last week that ...

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This week we’ll look at how The FA utilises CRB checks as part of its strategy to safeguard children in football. Sue Law, The FA’s Head of Equality and Child Protection, explains: “The FA’s strategy ...

THE Court of Appeal yesterday ruled that the law forcing people to disclose all previous criminal convictions in job applications is a breach of human rights. The court said legal requirements forcing ...

A DISABLED boy who feared he would not be able to go to Easter Cub Scout camp because of confusion over a Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) check for his carer has been told he can join his friends after ...

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Almost three million background checks were carried out on people in England and Wales last year, says privacy campaign group Big Brother Watch. Some 2,981,958 checks were made in the 12 months to 18 ...