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CRB rules may change under coalition government rethink of vetting and barring


With the theme of my last blog (about vetting and barring) in my mind, I wanted to share with you that the new coalition government is reconsidering the system that is due to be phased in from July 2010.


The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) says it has met with senior Government officials to discuss the issues recruiters face with CRB checks and the forthcoming Vetting and Barring Scheme. The scheme is being reviewed by the new Government.

The recently published coalition agreement states:
“We will review the criminal records and vetting and barring regime and scale it back to common sense levels.”


Commenting on potential changes, Anne Fairweather, Head of Public Policy at the REC, said:

"We are pressing home the point that the repeat CRB checking of temporary workers just leads to bureaucracy for agencies and expense to workers. We are fighting for the re-introduction of the portability service, which the CRB used to run, to improve this situation."


In the meantime at Special People North we will ensure that CRB checks are undertaken as normal and will wait eagerly for news about any changes to the new ISA procedures.

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Resources:-
Workplace Law Network June 3rd 2010