Disclosure
What is a Disclosure?
The Criminal Records Bureau will help voluntary and non-voluntary organizations identify prospective candidates who may be unsuitable for certain work especially that involving contact with children and other vulnerable members of society.This will be done through a service called Disclosure. This service will improve access to criminal records and other relevant information held by the police and other government departments. It will ensure that relevant information is available to both prospective employers and job candidates of all kinds in a user friendly format.
The CRB will protect the right of all citizens to have this information treated sensitively and confidentially.
Three Levels of Disclosure
Enhanced
This will be available for positions which are exceptions to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and for positions which involve regularly caring for, training, supervising or being in sole charge of persons aged under eighteen or 'vulnerable adults'. An enhanced disclosure will contain the following information:- Details of convictions, including convictions 'spent' under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.
- Cautions held at national level.
- Information from local police records including relevant non-conviction information. (This will be included on the certificate, unless the chief officer of the force in question considers that it should not be included in the interests of the prevention or detection of crime. It will be disclosed to the registered body if that does not harm those interests.)
- Whether the individual is included on any of the following lists: list 99, POCAL (protection of children list), Department of Health section 81 of the Care Standards Act 2000.
Standard
These are for ‘regulated positions’ as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders act 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment) Order 2001 and positions that involve regular contact with people of all ages who may be vulnerable for other reasons. They will also be relevant for people entering certain occupations and professions such as barristers, vets and accountants.- Those whose duties involve regular contact with children i.e. ‘regulated position’.
- Those working with elderly, sick or disabled people.
- Those involved in the administration of the law.
- Those employed in certain other sensitive areas and professions.
Basic
These can be obtained for any post and will show all convictions held at national level which are not ‘spent’ under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 but will not show ‘spent’ convictions or cautions.
