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The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is a non-departmental public body of the Home Office of the United Kingdom.The DBS enables organisations in the public, private and voluntary sectors to make safer recruitment decisions by identifying candidates who may be unsuitable for certain work, especially involving children or vulnerable adults, and provides wider access to criminal record ...
A number of criminal justice partners are linked to the PNC, giving them access to the information held on the computer. About 5,000 checks are made each week through the ‘Jurors’ link, which allows Crown Courts to check whether a proposed juror has a criminal record. Previously, the Courts Service struggled to meet its target of randomly ...
File:The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (UKSI 2009-2428).pdf
A police certificate, is an official document often issued as a result of a background check conducted by the police or government agency within a country to enumerate any known criminal records that the applicant may have while there. Criminal records may include arrest, conviction, and possibly criminal proceedings. A police certificate is ...
The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (c. 53) of the UK Parliament enables some criminal convictions to be ignored after a rehabilitation period. [1] Its purpose is that people do not have a lifelong blot on their records because of a relatively minor offence in their past. The rehabilitation period is automatically determined by the sentence.
A departmental/company records check which will include e.g. personal files, staff reports, sick leave returns and security records. A check of both spent and unspent criminal records. A check of credit and financial history with a credit reference agency. A check of Security Service (MI5) records. Checks on foreign travel/foreign contacts. It ...
Long title: An Act to make provision for the National Criminal Intelligence Service and the National Crime Squad; to make provision about entry on and interference with property and with wireless telegraphy in the course of the prevention or detection of serious crime; to make provision for the Police Information Technology Organisation; to provide for the issue of certificates about criminal ...
Individuals in Australia can obtain a national criminal history to check themselves, and certain organisations can apply for one on their behalf. A person may be required to undergo a criminal record check for a variety of reasons, including employment screening, volunteer work, preparing for a court appearance, visa applications, firearms licensing, or to satisfy a statutory requirement.