CRB & Criminal Records checks
The Core Assets Group of Companies aims to ensure that the people it recruits and deploys in providing fostering (and related) services to children are carefully assessed for this task. In this context, The Core Assets Group is a Registered Body with the Criminal Records Bureau and the Scottish Disclosure Service. This service, governed by regulations under part five of the Police Act 1997, facilitates access to information about individual's criminal convictions, cautions, other police intelligence (exceptionally) and inclusion on listings maintained by UK governments (e.g. POCVA), any or all of which may be relevant to FCA’s decision making about the appointment or deployment of staff and foster carers.
Obtaining and assessing such information is one component of FCA’s approach to safe recruitment and monitoring of staff and foster carers.
This document applies to The Core Assets Group of Companies in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The principles are equally applicable to FCA Scotland and Fostering First Ireland, but process variations exist regarding arrangements for those countries via the Scottish Disclosure Service and Garda Checks in Ireland.
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