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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Terry A on February 26, 2010, 09:21:49 am

Title: CRB checked?
Post by: Terry A on February 26, 2010, 09:21:49 am
Have any of you had to be CRB checked?

A commercial  customer has insisted we have the checks done but I'm not sure how to go about it or what it costs.

Title: Re: CRB checked?
Post by: Pj on February 26, 2010, 09:29:26 am
Contact the local Council offices they'll direct you.  Costs about £60 per person
Title: Re: CRB checked?
Post by: Sapphire Window Cleaning on February 26, 2010, 09:35:05 am
Have any of you had to be CRB checked?

A commercial  customer has insisted we have the checks done but I'm not sure how to go about it or what it costs.





I have been told that it should be them doing the check on you and not you getting the check yourself, this is because one CRB check isn't valid for another customer.
so if you need one for a school, you will need another check for an old peoples home.



Matt
Title: Re: CRB checked?
Post by: Mike #1 on February 26, 2010, 10:09:52 am
i clean a local school and they are paying for it
Title: Re: CRB checked?
Post by: weetot on February 26, 2010, 11:01:03 am
I paid £35, that was 2 years ago.
Title: Re: CRB checked?
Post by: Helen on February 26, 2010, 11:04:14 am
If you speak to the police force, they will tell you they are not worth the paper they are printed on ???, but some establishments do require them. Search on the internet and it will guide you :)
Title: Re: CRB checked?
Post by: daz1977 on February 26, 2010, 01:27:42 pm
be warned they can take months to do,   my maes was traingin to be a driving instructor,  half way throught they tell him he needs a crb to carry on,  took than long to get he got bored of waiting and done something else


i think thay are valid for 6 months, as when he got his he used it to get a taxi job
Title: Re: CRB checked?
Post by: Bobs Window Cleaning on February 26, 2010, 01:35:28 pm
If you speak to the police force, they will tell you they are not worth the paper they are printed on ???, but some establishments do require them. Search on the internet and it will guide you :)

No sure about that. I had one done by my local school and it gave all my details for the last few years. Any criminal activity was shown on the document.

Bob
Title: Re: CRB checked?
Post by: Blue Frog Systems on February 26, 2010, 01:44:00 pm
Find out which level they want as there is a couple. Some more indepth than others.

No point you getting the lowest one when they want you to have a different one.

I had the full on CRB check a few times with working in psychiatric secure units and they can take a few months to come through.
Title: Re: CRB checked?
Post by: JSMC on February 26, 2010, 04:10:52 pm
TBH if someone had a criminal record from years ago and hasn't done anyhting since and is not allowe dto doa job i find it very unfair. I understand that serious crimes should be looked at differently though.
Title: Re: CRB checked?
Post by: Helen on February 26, 2010, 04:54:34 pm
TBH if someone had a criminal record from years ago and hasn't done anyhting since and is not allowe dto doa job i find it very unfair. I understand that serious crimes should be looked at differently though.
Normally it's for when you work in childrens' areas and vunerable peoples areas.
If you have been convicted of crimes against children etc , then you should definately not be allowed to work in those sort of areas ever again.
Title: Re: CRB checked?
Post by: Frankybadboy on February 26, 2010, 04:56:25 pm
i have mine done though the F.A
has i am a ref and coach,so i just tell my custy that.
Title: Re: CRB checked?
Post by: krave on February 26, 2010, 06:17:57 pm
Asked this in antother thread. I have a offence of common assult against my name, Would this cause me problems if i wanted to clean the exterior of a care home or school? Surely as im not working with them it shouldnt.??
Title: Re: CRB checked?
Post by: dazmond on February 26, 2010, 10:21:35 pm
im sure you dont need to be CRB checked unless you clean the inside of a school/nursery.outsides your fine! ;D ;)

regards

dazmond
Title: Re: CRB checked?
Post by: Bobs Window Cleaning on March 02, 2010, 05:09:25 pm
Dazmond.

I clean the outsides of my local school where my kids go and I had to be CRB checked  :o

Luckely they paid for it as I also do voluntry work for them :)
Title: Re: CRB checked?
Post by: dazmond on March 02, 2010, 06:17:56 pm
well i clean 2 big childrens nurseries outsides only and never been asked to get checked! ;D ;D

im a well respected pillar of the community anyway so im ok!! ;) ;D ;D
Title: Re: CRB checked?
Post by: Mack's Window Cleaning on March 03, 2010, 04:21:53 am
I have been CRB checked as I'm a first aider for my sons rugby club. Was going to put it onto the next batch of flyers, but decided not to people might think I'm implying other w/c's who didn't have it were dodgy!!! And we can't have that! :)