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youbeenbusy
 Post subject: crb costs
PostPosted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 1:08 pm 
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my crb check is due for renewing. My LA has set a price of £70 ,is this a fair price to charge from a LA. How much do other LA,s charge .

This check is done every 3 years and i wonder if LA,s do a similar check on their own employees at this charge and this often.
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Capt Taxi
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The PCO charge £36 every three years for an "Enhanced CRB Disclosure"
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/businessandpartne ... /1410.aspx

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I just paid £36.00 for an Enhanced CRB check. I use it for both jobs. I don't think it is right that the LA should be making extra money off it you should have a word with them

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£36 here but medical is £115 - and no choice where to go, only county occy health

BTW, my CRB came back identical to my own £10 personal police check
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Capt Taxi
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toots wrote:
I just paid £36.00 for an Enhanced CRB check. I use it for both jobs. I don't think it is right that the LA should be making extra money off it you should have a word with them

Both jobs?
You need a CRB per job (be it paid or voluntary).
My CRB check does cover my voluntary work or vis versa.
It's not unusual for one person to have 4 CRB checks (Teacher,Scout leader,Church warden and First Aider,for example).

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My LA Charge £36.00 but the County Council do it for Free when we apply for our Transporting Children Badges.
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Most CRB checks for charities are free.

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skippy41
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 4:23 pm 
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jon wrote:
my crb check is due for renewing. My LA has set a price of £70 ,is this a fair price to charge from a LA. How much do other LA,s charge .

This check is done every 3 years and i wonder if LA,s do a similar check on their own employees at this charge and this often.


The average national price is £36, who is your council???
Get your councilor on the case

Get in touch with your council ombudsman he will investigate and hopefully inform the council to reduce the fee
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Capt Taxi wrote:
Most CRB checks for charities are free.


im a charity
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jon wrote:
my crb check is due for renewing. My LA has set a price of £70 ,is this a fair price to charge from a LA. How much do other LA,s charge .

Why is your council charging such a premium on top of the £36 CRB fee? :?

I know stamps have gone up, but to £34. :shock:

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Capt Taxi wrote:
toots wrote:
I just paid £36.00 for an Enhanced CRB check. I use it for both jobs. I don't think it is right that the LA should be making extra money off it you should have a word with them

Both jobs?
You need a CRB per job (be it paid or voluntary).
My CRB check does cover my voluntary work or vis versa.
It's not unusual for one person to have 4 CRB checks (Teacher,Scout leader,Church warden and First Aider,for example).


Just got my CRB through for one job and the LA say that's ok for my licence so long as it's enhanced which it is because my other job is taxi related. I think if the CRB check is older than 3 months when another is required for another position then you have get a new CRB check. I think the only reason I got away with not having to apply for another one is because the new one has just come through and my taxi CRB is due so they have agreed to accept the one I have.

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Nigel
 Post subject: Re: crb costs
PostPosted: Sat Jan 03, 2009 6:56 am 
jon wrote:
my crb check is due for renewing. My LA has set a price of £70 ,is this a fair price to charge from a LA. How much do other LA,s charge .

This check is done every 3 years and i wonder if LA,s do a similar check on their own employees at this charge and this often.


Your lucky ours is every year @£36. Try telling our lot that they are supposed to be every 3 years.
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Nigel wrote:
jon wrote:
my crb check is due for renewing. My LA has set a price of £70 ,is this a fair price to charge from a LA. How much do other LA,s charge .

This check is done every 3 years and i wonder if LA,s do a similar check on their own employees at this charge and this often.


Your lucky ours is every year @£36. Try telling our lot that they are supposed to be every 3 years.


Get together and tell the council there wrong, threaten action if they wont listen, what council is it BTW
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wannabeeahack
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skippy41 wrote:
Nigel wrote:
jon wrote:
my crb check is due for renewing. My LA has set a price of £70 ,is this a fair price to charge from a LA. How much do other LA,s charge .

This check is done every 3 years and i wonder if LA,s do a similar check on their own employees at this charge and this often.


Your lucky ours is every year @£36. Try telling our lot that they are supposed to be every 3 years.


Get together and tell the council there wrong, threaten action if they wont listen, what council is it BTW


sounds like a shiite council to me
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youbeenbusy
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thanks to all who have replied.

i have just today recieved a reply under the F.O.I act asking what it costs my L.A to do a C.R.B on there own employee,s . The cost to my L.A are
£36.00 plus £5.50 for admin . My L.A charge us £70.00. They are worse than bank charges.
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