capita crb
ID cards to be used for criminal record checks
News Some of these developments will require changes to the CRB's £400m PFI contract with Capita, which runs until 2012. The Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) has outlined initial plans for... [23 May 2006]
Rising costs to limit number of criminal record checks
News The £400m private finance CRB contract with Capita was slammed last year by the National Audit Office for being "appallingly planned" and will not break even until a year later than planned, leaving the... [21 Jul 2005]
Surprise paper trail costs taxpayer extra £145m
News The CRB, a public-private partnership between Capita and the Home Office, has been plagued with problems since its creation, according to a report published today by the House of Commons Public Accounts... [28 Oct 2004]
Leader: Criminal record system highlights fatal government flaws
Leader We are told the system works just fine now thank you very much and better than what was in place before - except the CRB will break even a year late, it doesn’t have the full functionality initially specified and there... [13 Feb 2004]
MPs slam 'appalling' £400m criminal-background vetting system
News The CRB - a private finance project between the UK Passport and Records Agency and Capita - went live nine months late in March 2002 but government procurement watchdog the Office of Government Commerce... [12 Feb 2004]
Capita hit with £1.8m penalty for delays to criminal records IT system
News The government has been forced to reveal that IT services provider Capita has been hit with a £1.8m penalty for delays relating to its handling of the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) computer system. Paul... [21 May 2003]