chaval

Hi All...sent off for our Police checks and got a compliment slip back saying that the form has now been sent to NIS at Scotland Yard...

2 questions...is this the norm...as in forwarding it to the Yard...and if so whats the point of soliciting the info from the local constabulary...

why on earth dont we just send it to them direct to save on a layer of redtape ?

Cheers

Chaval

hevs

I'm sure thats where i sent mine in the first place

Pollyana

In a lot of cases, requests for information on criminal records also involve a request for information and intelligence from local records - these HAVE to be done at local force level. Therefore, even though checks for immgration don't require local info, it simplifies things to say that all requests get sent to your local HQ.
The local force also has the responsibility of checkung the ID and banking the money, before sending the form itseflf on to New Scotland Yard for a check on the national criminal records system.

Having the basic checks and entry to the system done locally does help the scheme to run smoothly; if it was all centralised the system would become overloaded and slower.........as happened when the system for child access checks was centralised a few years back.

So don;t panic Chaval, you did the right thing, and you now know that the form is on its way for the actual checking

Polly
(police record checker!)

chaval

Many thanks Pollyana...i thought you seemed well informed..lol

hevs

Unlike me who obviously sent mine to the wrong place and slowed the system down

Pollyana

Theres always one

hevs

I swear thats where i was told to send them

Pollyana

Guess you could have got the station idiot who didn't know, thats always possible.......Thames Valley, weren't you? Address in large letters on the form is Kidlington, Oxford!
You're not alone though, loads of people send them straight to the Yard - just slows things down as they have to be sent back to the local force to verify the address etc!

rossifumi

Hi Chaval, this was exactly the process for our PC's which by the way only took 2 weeks.

chaval

lets hope they dont suddenly come knocking on me door... :scared: