Urgent, help CRB.

Legacy_user

Hi all.
Ok, I have had problems getting work etc then I thought I'd go for the career change and so on.
I'm a female painter and decorator, get offers for work in the commercial sector BUT they want a CRB. I can't get it as I have no employment offered and the industry seems to work, that if you don't have one there is no job but I can't get one until I have a job offer ggggrrrrrr!!!
These contracts are temp for around 6-8 weeks at a time so that's why they won't wait to get it done, the work is immediate start. I'm so stuffed! Talk about viscious circle. Can anyone please urgently help me out? I've spoken to Direct gov thingy, done all that. Any suggestions?

Just want to go to work

cr1mson

Have you spoken to the CRB people? 0870 9090 811

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Sambucus_Nigra

Can you ask them how they get round this with other contractors who are sole traders? Are you going to be working with children or vulnerable people on a 1-2-1 basis?

dandelionclock30

Speak to your local Voluntary Action, they hopefully will be able to tell you as they act as an umbrella body for organizations wanting these done.

gemnjam

Hi OP

I recently got offered a job and was told I need to get a CRB done to take it and contacted the Criminal Records Bureau who said employer would need to do a full CRB. When I got back to the employer about it they said they wanted me to get a "basic CRB disclosure" which I could do myself - I just googled it and several companies came up offering this service.

I did end up paying ~£40 for it rather than the £26 the Criminal Records Bureau charge (I only did it a week ago & they take ~10-12 days to arrive so can't tell you if they company I went with are any good etc though)

HTH

DVardysShadow

Strictly, employers are not entitled to CRB's unless the job is with vulnerable people.

t0rt0ise

Here's one. Seems to be a reasonable price. http://www.cbscreening.co.uk/crb-checks

kingfisherblue

DVardysShadow wrote: »

Strictly, employers are not entitled to CRB's unless the job is with vulnerable people.

Some employers in financial services can request CRB checks.

System

Some of the contracts are in schools hence the requirement so the basic is not acceptable, because companies want you within a few days, I haven't time to get a check done before contract starts. But thank you all for the replies. I'll have a dig around on the sites suggested.

pleasedelete

You need to find an umbrella organisation to process your crb. It will take about 2 weeks - maybe slightly longer if it is your 1st one.

brutus1983

" Strictly, employers are not entitled to CRB's unless the job is with vulnerable people."

not true

ive had to get seperate crbs to work on millitary bases, prisons, power stations, bullion banks, police station, hospitals, airports