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04/08/2009
Criminal Records Bureau mistakes double |
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The Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) made errors when vetting 1,570 people for jobs such as working with children in the year up to the end of March.
Some people with criminal records were given clean ones by the organisation, while others were accused of crimes they did not commit as the rate of mistakes more than doubled from 680 in the previous 12 months, the Daily Telegraph reported.
Shadow home secretary Damian Green suggested the figures were worrying and stated: "The CRB should be as vigilant in not hounding the innocent as they are in exposing the potentially dangerous."
The CRB is used by employers to help identify individuals who may be unsuitable for the work they are applying for, such as jobs involving children or vulnerable adults.
Under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, it is an offence to share information about spent convictions without official authorisation.
Companies wishing to find out more about CRBs may wish to contact employment lawyers in London.
Written by Anna Norton |
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