Latest CRB and ISA News

News Item: VBS Announcement 

Today the Government has announced their intention to remodel the Vetting and Barring Scheme (VBS) back to proportionate, common sense levels.  As a result, the ISA-registration stage of the scheme has been stopped and therefore will not launch on 26 July 2010 as planned. 15.06.2010

News item: VBS Guidance. (pdf 1.25mb new window)

The Home Office has today published comprehensive VBS guidance which is broken down into sections providing background and scope of the scheme, barring arrangements and the effect on employees, volunteers and regulated activity providers.  It also provides useful examples that will help you to understand your duties under the new arrangements and helpful timescales and transition arrangements that you should be aware of.

Click here to view the Home Office Press Release

News Item: ‘Home Office dispels VBS Myths’

Following on from the Panorama programme on Monday 8 Feb, the Home Office have published the truths behind some of the common misconceptions about the scheme. For full article click here

News item: Today, the CRB has released a new interactive electronic application guide or ‘e-Guide’. This guide will assist you as applicants, countersignatories or evidence checkers to complete the new application form that the CRB will be using from July this year. 

You can access the e-Guide via the quick links of the CRB home page or directly at www.crb.homeoffice.gov.uk/eguide. 26.01.10

Press release: Government accepts all Sir Roger Singleton's Recommendations on VBS 14.12.2009

News item: Retention of criminal convictions on PNC    26.11.2009