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Last April the law changed and the self employed can no longer obtain a CRB check. Any "Umbrella" organisation can face a fine of £5000 if they provide you with one.
Based on this change in the law, how do i get one?
I notice several of you are claiming that you are still CRB checked.
Richie
Go though a trade body like SWPP, don't do it through a single school as it become limited to that school - so I'm told.
I have an enhanced disclosure which experired 4 years ago as my wife was a registered childminder. My buddy has an upto date one each year as he's a teacher. They are both identical except that each state which organisation the check is being done through and reason for the check (teacher, child-minder etc).
I can't find any reference to CRB on SWPP site at all.
How else are the tog's on this forum obtaining theirs?
Or maybe it's just that they haven't tried since the change in the law but haven't updated their web sites yet?
no that's the key problem with them, they have no start not end date.
So as a photographer that works for many organisations that have children - am I expetected to have 100 CRB certifacates?
They don't have an expiry date, just an effective date, but most organisations won't accept one over a year old for obvious reasons.
It doesn't matter what organisation provided it. An ehanced disclosure will cover it all.
As has been said before on here, the CRB is out of date from the moment it is issued. There are organisations who will not accept any other organisation's CRB check on an individual... and that is their right.
You could be convicted of an offence against children and (assuming it didn't get you chucked in the slammer!) you could be walking around with a "valid" CRB which was issued just a week previously.
Im Managed to get my Sensei to sort out my CRB for photography, this is an enhanced disclosure. I take photos for my Karate club and also at my local mountain bike tracks where im the club photographer. I only got the check done in case parents at the track asked me about it, i know its not portable but if the place or event wants you to take photos and they are worried about it, its down to them to sort out the CRB check for you, as i understand it.
I carry my certificate with me all the time just in case but no one has ever asked me about it or asked me to stop taking photos of there kids, they normally ask where they can get the photos.
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