The government’s move to scrap the amount payable to get the credit reference bureau clearance certificate, an employment prerequisite for fresh university graduates, is welcome. But a lot more needs ...

Few public figures have as wholesome an image as Ben Fogle, but The Sunday Telegraph columnist and presenter was turned away from giving a talk to a youth group over the weekend because he had no CRB ...

People are working at some schools in Somerset without evidence of criminal record checks or references, a council report has said. Inspectors went into 10 county council-run schools and found there ...

Camden Council said it was 'appalled' the driver was given CRB clearance A man cleared in a background check had child abuse convictions and went on to abuse a child, it has emerged. The "vulnerable" ...

The government agency which carries out the character checks on people seeking work with children says its job is being slowed by thousands of incorrect or incomplete application forms. The Criminal ...

People are working at some schools in Somerset without evidence of criminal record checks or references, a council report has said. Inspectors went into 10 county council-run schools and found there ...