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ID cards-based criminal record checks 'are A-OK'
News The volunteers piloted two potential online services developed by the Identity and Passport Service (IPS) and the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) which could be used to authenticate the identities and information of job applicants.silicon.com's A to... [01 Oct 2007]
ID cards to be used for criminal record checks
News The Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) has outlined initial plans for integrating ID cards into the criminal record vetting process as part of a "period of major change" in its new five-year business strategy. [23 May 2006]
2,700 people wrongly tagged as criminals
News The government has admitted that 2,700 people have been wrongly labelled criminals following errors at the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB). The blunder was uncovered by The Mail on Sunday, which found that the innocent citizens - ranging from court... [22 May 2006]
Schools to scrutinise background checkers
News The move comes as the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) is clamping down on the number of professional organisations allowed to carry out security checks, as it says there are too many. The CRB has launched an online search facility to make it easier... [07 Apr 2006]
Rising costs to limit number of criminal record checks
News The number of charity organisations and other agencies using the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) database to vet recruits working with children and vulnerable adults is to be restricted because of spiralling costs of carrying out the checks. [21 Jul 2005]
Surprise paper trail costs taxpayer extra £145m
News The Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) - set up in 2002 to help employers vet staff wanting to work with children or vulnerable adults - has seen its cost soar from a planned £250m to £395m. The CRB, a public-private partnership between Capita and the... [28 Oct 2004]
MPs slam 'appalling' £400m criminal-background vetting system
News The £400m PFI Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) for vetting staff who work with children and vulnerable adults was so "appallingly planned" that it went live despite concerns the system was not ready, resulting in a backlog of delays in vital... [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 Goggins, Home Office minister for the CRB... [21 May 2003]
Reuters gets green light on Bridge takeover
News The £190m will buy Reuters Bridge's US institutional securities businesses, including trading software, as well as Bridge Trading Technologies, the CRB Index, which tracks US commodity prices, and eBridge, which provides web-enabled solutions. [31 Aug 2001]
Reuters takes Bridge to 'virtual monopoly'
News This includes Bridge Trading Technologies, the CRB Index, which tracks US commodity prices and eBridge, which provides web-enabled solutions. Bridge announced yesterday that Reuters was the winning bidder for the bulk of its business after it put... [01 May 2001]
