CRB Disclosures

National Care Association acts as an umbrella body for 90% of its members. We work to ease the administrative burden for members and to act as a quick information service with regards to the frequent changes to the CRB process.

Announcement from Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA)

On 15th June 2010 the Home Office announced that the Vetting and Barring Scheme will be put on hold so that it can be remodelled to proportionate and common sense levels. This means that the Independent Safeguarding Authority registration stage of the scheme due to start on 26 July 2010 has been stopped.

Until we hear further announcements from the Home Office the safeguarding regulations that came into force in October 2009 will still apply.

Similarly the CRB will still launch the introduction of the new applications form on 26th July 2010. The existing requirements set by Criminal Records Bureau continue to apply.

Further information is available from:

Criminal Records Bureau
Independent Safeguarding Authority

UPDATED NEWS FROM CRB:

12 October. Are you ready?

Important things to remember for 12 October 2009:

Continue to use the current CRB application form
Use Enhanced CRB checks for anyone working with children and vulnerable adults in regulated activity
POCA, POVA and List 99 are replaced by the ISA ‘Children’s List and ’Vulnerable Adult’s List’
The Standard CRB check will no longer be available for people working with children or vulnerable adults
The POVAFirst services is renamed the ‘ISA Adult First’ Service
Your legal obligation to refer any information about individuals who may pose a risk to children and vulnerable adults to the ISA.

For further information about changes on 12 October 2009, visit the CRB website www.crb.org.uk/VBS. For queries about the Vetting and Barring Scheme and the role of the ISA, call the VBS contact centre on 0300 123 1111

NATIONAL CARE ASSOCIATION’S CRB SERVICE

Here at the National Care Association we will process the ‘ISA Adult First’ checks alongside the enhanced CRB checks.

The current fees for CRB are as follows:

Check Type Cost

Enhanced Check: £47
ISA Adult First: £6

You can order CRB disclosure forms by e-mailing jean@nationalcareassociation.org.uk with your address details or phone the London office on 020 7831 7090.

For information on completing forms please look at the links below for some guidance or alternatively call the CRB office on 020 7831 7090.

Registering to use National Care Association as an umbrella body for the CRB disclosures is free. Simply fill in the registration form as shown by the link below and return it to the London Office via post, fax or scan to email.