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US Census Bureau Counts on SAS
White Paper Census Bureau employees and their sworn census agents from partnering states enjoy access to more than 1 billion records stored online in a client-server environment. Census Bureau... [19 Sep 2009]
Girl Guides get e-Bulked up
News Girlguiding UK has become the first user of a new electronic criminal record checking service from the Criminal Records Bureau. Now, those organisations - who make more than 3,000 checks per year - will... [20 Apr 2009]
ID cards project adds implementation chief
News Vince Gaskell, currently head of the Criminal Records Bureau will move to the IPS to take up a new role as executive director for new service implementation. The government agency in charge of the... [18 Nov 2008]
Using SAS Enterprise Miner to Prescribe a Pre-Screen Mailing
White Paper The Objective (Target) of this project was to prescribe a pre-screen test mailing program using a combination of a "Risk Score" and Specific Credit Bureau Attributes (CBA). A random sample of 20,000... [19 Sep 2008]
ID cards chief defends u-turn
News He added that security and Criminal Records Bureau checks carried out with ID cards would be far quicker and easier for the employer and employees. James Hall, director of the Identity and Passport... [10 Mar 2008]
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... [01 Oct 2007]
National ID Scheme an "essential defence"
News Byrne outlined several trials, including a joint Identity and Passport Service/Criminal Records Bureau pilot to demonstrate how background checks can be carried out more quickly and securely. The... [19 Jun 2007]
Interview: The FBI's CIO
Comment With our current mission of national security and cybersecurity, it is imperative for us to have the latest and greatest tools within the bureau. We also have a Life Cycle Management directive in place, which means that... [17 Jul 2006]
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). He said in a statement: "While dangerous criminals are allowed to... [22 May 2006]
Government services miss online deadline
News Criminal Records Bureau and Prison Visits at the Home Office. A list of the government services that are still not available electronically has been revealed. The government's aim had been that all of... [12 Apr 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. Schools are to be... [07 Apr 2006]
Capita chairman made £1m loan to Labour Party
News Aldridge's donation has come under scrutiny in the media because Capita runs many high-profile government IT projects, including the London Congestion Charging scheme, TV licensing and the Criminal Records... [21 Mar 2006]
The 11 companies that run 80 per cent of government IT
News Top public sector deals that Capita is involved with include the London Congestion Charging scheme, TV licensing and the Criminal Records Bureau, which is expected to issue 2.7 million... [27 Oct 2005]
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... [21 Jul 2005]