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Centrepoint Christian Church is a registered Umbrella Body* with the Criminal Records Bureau. They provide a regulated "one stop" service for England and Wales offering access to records held by the police, together with those held by the Department of Health (DH) and the Department for Education and Skills (DfES).
The Disclosure Service enables organisations to make more thorough recruitment checks, particularly for positions that involve regular contact with children and vulnerable adults. Centrepoint is able to act on behalf of any organisation or agency that require police checks for either their Full-Time or Voluntary Staff members.
*An umbrella body is a registered body that acts on on behalf of organisations that are themselves likely to ask exempted questions, but are not registered. A Registered Body is an organisation that is likely to ask exempted questions under the Exceptions order of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Levels of Disclosure - Who are they for?
Enhanced Disclosures Enhanced Disclosures are for those who have regular contact with children and young people and whose "type of work might involve regularly caring for, training, supervising or being in sole charge".
Standard Disclosures Standard disclosures are for those who regularly undertake limited roles which bring them into contact with children and young people but who have no supervising roles or training responsibilities. This includes roles such as the preparing of refreshments, serving in a Tuck Shop, regular helpers and similar roles determined by the organisation. (Occassional helpers, never left in charge, one-off helpers and visitors should understand what is required of them and are recommended to submit self-disclosures to the local organisation.) What will disclosures reveal?Enhanced Disclosures An enhanced disclosure will contain details of all convictions held on the Police National Computer including current and "spent" convictions as well as details of any cautions, reprimands or final warnings.
The disclosure will indicate whether information is held on the lists held by the department of Health (DOH) or Department for Educaion and Skills (DfES). It will also include a check on local police records.
Standard Disclosures As for Enhanced Disclosure, a Standard Disclosure will contain details of all convictions held on the Police National Computer including current and "spent" convictions as well as details of any cautions, reprimands or final warnings.The disclosure will indicate whether information is held on the lists held by the DH and the DfES.
There is no check on local police records.
What does Disclosure cost?There is no charge for any level of Disclosure for volunteers. Criminal Records Bureau charges £36.00 for people in paid posts in England and Wales. There is a £10 administration charge payable to Centrepoint Christian Church for all Levels of Disclosure.
www.centrepointdisclosure.co.uk - Centerpoint website
Contact Details:CentrepointChristian Church Telephone: 0871 717 7284
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| Last Updated ( Tuesday, 12 August 2008 ) |