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CRB Saint just tweeted: Is the SIA about to fold?
Is the SIA about to fold?
Wait and see. Don't believe everything you read in the media seems to be the SIA's stance. On or shortly after the 20th October, hopefully we'll all find out how its role is going to be revised. Whatever and whenever it happens, it will undoubtedly have an impact throughout the industry: on individuals and businesses.
So let's assume the SIA is abolished - or undergoes a "phased transition to a new regulatory regime", what could the options be?
- The industry could look to find a direct replacement - but who will be capable of setting the standards, policing the industry, and acting as a voice for it in government? And who will fund it?
- Or it could self-regulate - this leaves open the question as to whether or not the industry has evolved to a point where it has the ability and confidence to self-regulate. Given that this lack of ability was one of the reasons SIA was brought into being in the first place, this is a tricky question to answer: has the SIA actually enabled the industry to self-regulate in the time it has been in charge? And if it hasn't then how will it achieve that in the coming months and years? Will old problems resurface in the vacuum of regulatory power?
An interesting point to consider in relation to the SIA's existence is to question whether it would have been cut if it weren't for the spending review? Was there ever an intention to shut up shop (at some point) and return the industry to a state of self-regulation? If not, then is the industry being left in the lurch?
One thing is clear, now that the SIA's role is under review, it is forcing us to think seriously about alternatives and life beyond the SIA.
About CRB checks
Enhanced CRBs apply to roles involving a much greater degree of contact with children or vulnerable adults (compared to the Standard CRB check) especially where an employee would supervise, train, take care of, or be solely in charge of children or vulnerable adults.
Standard CRB checks reveal spent and unspent convictions, warnings held on the Police National Computer, cautions, and reprimands. Standard CRBs are also now not issued to anyone who works with children or vulnerable adults.
Basic CRBs are available for all types of employment and voluntary positions (except for those covered by the Standard and Enhanced CRB).
To apply for a CRB please:
- Call the CRB Team: 08450 217 634
- Office hours: 9am to 5.30pm Monday-Thursday (5.00pm Friday).
See our CRB Checks section for more detail.
The CRB process:
- We send out a CRB Disclosure Form to the client's HR department or directly to the applicant.
- Each applicant completes the form, returns it to us, and provides us with any relevant supporting documentation.
- We process the CRB check.
- We report the results of the CRB check to the client / applicant.
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