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Category Archives: Criminal Record Checks
5 big security mistakes you’re probably making
Companies get hacked so often you’d think it was magic, but it really stems from chronic inability to follow basic security measures. Read More….
Just over 4,000 offenders applied for teachers’ jobs in 2011, including paedophiles, violent thugs and drug dealers, the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) has revealed.
The CRB issued this statement: “Good recruitment practices, such as thorough reference checking, are a key responsibility for all employers, especially those working with children and vulnerable groups. “Criminal records checks are just one of a range of tools to … Continue reading
Agenda – Happy Bloggers!
Agenda has developed a new system for blogging useful pre-employment screening and security news items; we have also re-blogged all of our older guidance and news articles to enable them to be searched more effectively. Using a series of key … Continue reading
Your Guide to Criminal Checks
The process for obtaining details of the criminal history for a person who resides in England, Scotland and Wales is conducted through the Criminal Records Bureau or Disclosure Scotland. This information is provided as a guide to understanding what is … Continue reading
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Organisations continue to employ illegal workers
The UK Border Agency removed over 40,000 immigration offenders in 2010, and they detected close to 6,000 forged travel or supporting documents in visa applications made in Pakistan alone. Organisations face on-the-spot penalty notices for employing illegal workers and fines … Continue reading
New Security Services Web Site – We Check, We Screen, We Care!
After extensive research and listening closely to our customers we have re-developed our security web site. We have made it easier to find what you need, easier to search and provided new pages to make it easier for you to … Continue reading
Illegal immigrants arrested in raids
A night club in Leeds has been served with a civil penalty notice for employing illegal workers when a Jamaican who overstayed her visa and a failed asylum seeker from Nigeria were found when 26 door staff were checked at 13 … Continue reading
Charities Urged to CRB Check Trustees
The Charity Commission’s report issued in October 2009, Charities Back on Track 2008-09 said: “We remain concerned that the way charities manage procedures for safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries continues to be a key issue.” The watchdog removed or suspended 30 such … Continue reading
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Criminal Record Bureau Effectiveness Concerns Calmed by the Home Office
Despite the fact that over 1500 individuals were mistakenly given a clean record or accused of more serious offences than they had actually committed the Home Office pointed out that 99.96 per cent of the CRB’s certificates were accurate over … Continue reading
Agenda Security Services director has 2 part editorial in RISK UK magazine
In a two part series in the March and April 2009 Security publication Risk UK , Norman Mortell – Director of Agenda Security Services looks at the background checking of employees and applicants. With 39% of UK organisations having experienced … Continue reading