chaval

Is this the form I have to fill out and hand in for the police thing in the west mids ?

http://www.west-midlands.police.uk/D...on/forms.shtml

Cheers

Chaval

wmoore

Looks like it to me.

andy & jayne

I believe it is! Its not like the one I filled out but perhaps different police forces have different forms. I am pretty sure it is!

Jayne

chaval

cheers mate...just wasnt too sure..i just foned west mids and the one person that could take the call was....on holiday...I love to see my taxes being put to good use...

wmoore

Don't you just hate that? Maybe it's because Tony has put more "bobbies on the beat"?

chaval

i had to smile the other day when 2 officers that are dealing with the recent stabbing in surrey (the shamefull case of the knife in the neck attack) had to BOTH go to oz to interview the girlfriend of one of the suspects...now forgive me for suggesting it but couldnt they have done a live webcast meeting ??

tiredwithtwins

I was just looking at south yorkshire polices website - is it a 'subject access' form? syorks is an 'SA1' form - is this the right one?

Pollyana

Yep, thats the right one Sue, Subject Access is what you're after.

And Chaval, yes, thats the right form for the West Mids.

One day all forces will use the same form - unfortunately, that will probably come into being when the CRB take over the checks, and efficiency, accuracy and speed go out of the window.

(thats a personal view, only admitted to under the affluence of incohol, not necessarily shared by any other police record checkers!!)

tiredwithtwins

the CRB are the ones used for work police checks arent they? I remember when i started doing some work for a college, their police check came back dead quick.....the nhs one took about 4 months!! same check, same police force..... luckily the nhs took my college one as interim proof until the other came through!

wmoore

Nice dislcaimer

Pollyana

Yep, the CRB took over the Child Access checks in about 1999-2000 - they now all go through a central clearing house in liverpool, which routes them to the (hopefully) correct force. Half the check is done in Liverpool, the other half by the force involved. There has also always been a problem that some employers get the checks to the police/CRB quicker than others.
I was a Child Access checker in the "good old days" and having written many reports about the possible impact of the CRB I voted with my feet and moved offices before they took over! The workload was far larger than they predicted - even though the Forces had warned them - and thats why the horrendous delays. Time scales are generally better now, but I still feel they are less efficient than the previous "in-force" system. Lord help us when they take on Subject Access checks........

(Polly gets off her soapbox and pours another glass of wine to calm down!)