CRB Checks Service

From January 2008 the Consortium will be offering a new CRB (Criminal Records Bureau) check service to voluntary and community organisations in Teesdale. Helen Thistlethwaite, Marketing Officer for TVHC has been trained as an appointed person to assist volunteers wanting to apply to have a CRB check carried out.

HOW IT WILL WORK

People who work unsupervised with children or vulnerable adults should have a CRB check carried out. You will be assisted with completing a disclosure application form and your required identification documents will be checked (you will be provided with a full list of the documents the CRB will accept).

We are working with CAVOS (Community and Voluntary Organisations Sedgefield) who are a registered body with the CRB. Once your forms have been completed they will be checked over by a trained member of CAVOS staff and sent to the CRB where applications will take 6 - 8 weeks to process.

TVHC will provide this service locally to assist voluntary and community organisations by offering the expertise of a trained appointed person to help with the CRB process,

COST

TVHC Member Halls: Each member hall of TVHC will be able to have five checks carried out at £5.00 each - these can be for members of the committee or for volunteers or helpers from user groups. After the five have been carried out each check after that will cost £15.00.

All other Voluntary and Community Organisations: If the position for which you require the check is voluntary TVHC will charge a £15.00 administration fee for each CRB check carried out.

For more details please contact Helen on 01833 696650 or email helen@teesdalehalls.co.uk