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Old 25-12-2008, 00:31   #95
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Re: Virgin Salespeople with Criminal Records
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Originally Posted by Amon View Post
Well here's the thing. This quote from the article below:



This did make national news. It was everywhere and in all the papers. The same thing being discussed here was discussed by people back then, the fact that checks should have been made. What's not reported in the article I posted was that he was already on the Sex offenders register because he'd done something similar before, twice. The whole debate came up about how many Sex offenders were working in Jobs like that but not just Sex offenders but other types of offenders.

After that happened it all seemed to go quiet. British Gas apologised etc and it was like a media blackout on the reporting of whether companies like that do crminal checks on people who apply for a Job.

There'd be no reason for me to make this up as others remember it also and the news coverage.

Personally I believe this was a major problem that companies weren't following procedures and we had criminals abound, especially sex offenders, working in Jobs where they went in to the homes of Joe public.

I remember The Sun, The Daily Mail and The News Of the World being particularly vocal about it and the whole Sarah's Law issue popped up again because of this idiot meter reader and what he had done.

I believe a CRB check would have shown his previous history. Maybe a CRB check was done and that's why it became the scandal it became.
did not mean to imply you made it up at all just wanted to see what they had said about checks as i doubt any informed government or police person would have been suggesting they had to CRB these type of people

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Originally Posted by Russ B View Post
If my understanding is correct the CRB is for those who are likely to come in to contact with the vunerable as part of their job, not just looking after them.

no just seeing kids is not a reason to have this done see#


http://www.crb.gov.uk/Default.aspx?page=308

http://www.crb.gov.uk/Default.aspx?page=310

and

http://www.volunteering.org.uk/Resou...on/whencrb.htm
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