[UK-CONTEST] UK-Contest Digest, Vol 71, Issue 34

[David Ferrington, M0XDF]

Ours used to last just 3 years - what is more, you can't use an RSGB  
one for Scouts or a Scout one for Radio and I can't use my Berkshire  
Scout one in Surrey etc!
Go figure!

However, when CRB's started, there was not a public sex offenders  
list, I'm not even sure there was a list!

I don't disagree about the bureaucracy!

The cost of these to charities - well Scouts anyway is nil - the  
government backed down on the charge when the Scout Association  
complained about the cost to check all there leaders.

73 de M0XDF
-- 
A person usually has two reasons for doing something: a good reason  
and the
real reason. -Thomas Carlyle, historian and essayist (1795-1881)
> From: "Nigel" <nubsey at ntlworld.com>

> I have to have a CRB check for my job. What annoys me is that I have  
> to have
> one every three years. But a teacher or scout leader only has one when
> applying for the post.
> I was informed by someone that it only covers my job, and if I was  
> to go
> somewhere else I would require a fresh application.
> But I must for once, agree with Roger G3SXW, that it is a burocrats  
> dream
> and is really unnecessary. If you have been caught you will be on  
> the sex
> offenders list. But you might not have a criminal record. So it can  
> be a
> wasre of time and money. How often have we seen "We done all the  
> checks
> required,and nothing showed up" But they were on the sex offenders  
> register