CRB checks. Advice please.

[dirtydog]

Originally Posted by phykell

Wow, that's quite a mistake for them to make! And the Government wonders why the general public are so cynical about ID cards and the archival of biometric information for individuals. If they can't even get the basic stuff right, what hope do they have of maintaining an accurate and reliable database on every person in the UK?

Indeed

[Von Smallhausen]

It seems to me El that someone may have used your details when being dealt with by the police.

Also, it is strange that the caution is for GBH. That usually indicates more serious injury and is usually not cautionable for a first offence.

[dirtydog]

Originally Posted by Von Smallhausen

It seems to me El that someone may have used your details when being dealt with by the police.

Also, it is strange that the caution is for GBH. That usually indicates more serious injury and is usually not cautionable for a first offence.

Quite, one would hope that GBH would never be dealt with by a mere caution, but these days...

[ElRazur]

Originally Posted by phykell

I'm not going to tell you what you should do but if it were me, unless the job was perfect in every other way, I'd tell them to shove it.

I agree with you, but it is something I really want as there is massive prospect for me to be multi-disciplinary [become specialised in different areas of lab sciences] which will come in handy in some few years time.

Also, quitting will probably appear to the head of HR like yeah the system was right.

I asked what will happen from now on, but I was told to "carry on as normal and good luck with the sorting out" If this indicates the end of it I really cant say, I'm not sure if HR are carrying out their own investigation - will crb deal with them??? Whatever the case, I will see how things pans out for next week when I should have received the documents.

[ElRazur]

Originally Posted by Von Smallhausen

It seems to me El that someone may have used your details when being dealt with by the police.

Also, it is strange that the caution is for GBH. That usually indicates more serious injury and is usually not cautionable for a first offence.

I just looked at the disclosure form again and it is "Assault occasioning Actual Bodily Harm on XXXXX XXXX" so no it is not GBH like I mentioned before.


Will the people who know how explains what will happen from here please? So I get the form and state my side that it is something I haven't done/ state my innocence. CRB goes to investigate and should put it right. Simple right? What happens if they are adamant it was me? [Just preparing myself for worst case scenario here]

[Desmo]

I would guess that they look up actual police and court records regarding your name around that date? If they find nothing then they note it as an error and wipe it. This is only a guess though.

[loki]

I would suggest E| that you put something in writing to your employers as well. Explain that it has come as much of a shock to you as it has to them, it will be ironed out and during this period you expect to be dealt with dignity AND without prejudice. Moreover I would also take advice from your local Trade Union Rep and/or CAB. I'm sure it will iron itself out but you don't want to be in a position whereby they loose patience whilst it gets investigated and you could end up being out of work whilst your still on probation. Good Luck dude.

[Von Smallhausen]

Originally Posted by ElRazur

I just looked at the disclosure form again and it is "Assault occasioning Actual Bodily Harm on XXXXX XXXX" so no it is not GBH like I mentioned before.


Will the people who know how explains what will happen from here please? So I get the form and state my side that it is something I haven't done/ state my innocence. CRB goes to investigate and should put it right. Simple right? What happens if they are adamant it was me? [Just preparing myself for worst case scenario here]

Right,

Fill in your forms and see what happens. If the CRB insist it was you then you should perhaps consult a solicitor to help you.

There will be records on police computers to be checked.

When someone is cautioned for any offence they will have had a DNA sampla taken and have their photograph taken also and if you have not done this as you say then there should be little problem in proving that you are not responsible for this.

There is one question I would like to ask but not on the forum. You have mail.

[ElRazur]

Oh thanks. That cleared things up. I sent you a mail already.

[ElRazur]

UPDATE

So the deadline for Police to provide preliminary evidence have come and gone. Only now I have to wait again for final demand by the CRB to the police. In the mean time, this hangs over my head - I wasn't put on the system at my work place hence resulting in not getting paid etc [was later sorted].

I am starting to have a new hatred for the police tbh. [No offence to the police people on here] No one should be made to go through an ordeal like this.