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Work Matters: Check again
Nursery World,
10 April 2008
Don't expect the Criminal Records Bureau to do all the staff checking needed, says Sally Eaton.
Much has been said about the 'Whistleblower' programme on BBC1 last month. While the reporter was directed to the three settings because concerns had been raised, we do not know if these were the only ones she approached for employment. A great deal of emphasis was placed on the Criminal Records Bureau check, or lack of it, without considering the wider verification that a responsible setting would carry out. A CRB check is a just a snapshot of what is known to the authorities...
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