Recommendation R27: Information verification confirmation
From The Bichard Inquiry Report, published 22 June 2004.
Recommendation
Registered Bodies should be required to confirm that they have checked the information on the 'Police Check Form' in accordance with CRB guidance.
In brief (written by this site)
The Home Office reported in November 2005 that the recommendation was "implemented and mainstreamed" (Home Office, Nov 2005). It had previously stated in December 2004 that a proposed change paper had been submitted to Capita, the Criminal Records Bureau's IT supplier, to introduce an amended declaration emphasising the countersignatory's responsibility to authenticate documentation, validate identity, and confirm the completeness of application details (Home Office response, Dec 2004).
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Government response
As a consequence, a Proposed Change paper has been submitted to the CRB’s principal IT supplier, Capita, with an amended declaration by the registered person to emphasise the countersignatory’s unambiguous responsibility to authenticate any documentation, validate the applicant’s identity and confirm the accuracy and completeness of the information provided on the Disclosure Application Form (DAF).
Blanket government agreement does not establish acceptance or delivery by each addressee. Some response passages cover groups of recommendations.
Scope of the government response
The Government accepted all 31 recommendations collectively: the Home Secretary's written statement of 11 January 2005 records that "All 31 recommendations were accepted by the Government when the Inquiry reported in June 2004". No document states an acceptance decision for any single recommendation. The response shown against each recommendation is the Home Office's answer to it in the first progress report, sent to Sir Michael Bichard on 22 December 2004 and placed in the Library of the House on 11 January 2005. The Government then reported against the recommendations three more times, in November 2005, May 2006 and May 2007; the updates shown are taken from those reports.
Delivery
Home Office says completed (7 November 2005)
Recommendations 24, 26, 27 and 29 are implemented and mainstreamed.
From: Bichard Inquiry Recommendations: Second Progress Report
Responsible bodies
Themes and tags
Who has spoken
- Home Office
Response, delivery statement