Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) forms to change

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Date: 25 June 2010

Applicants submitting a licence application to the Gambling Commission (the Commission) which includes a Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) disclosure application are being advised of changes that come into effect in July 2010.

Most applicants for Commission licences are required to complete a CRB check as part of an application. The CRB is introducing a new form to enable an applicant to apply with one form for an ISA (Independent Safeguarding Authority) registration and a CRB disclosure.

Any applicant putting in an application to the Commission using an existing CRB form must ensure their application has reached the Commission by Friday 16 July at the latest. All applications received by the Commission on or after that date must use the new CRB form.

Applicants who require the new version of the form or are unsure if they will meet the deadline should contact the Commission on (0121) 230 6666 or email info@gamblingcommission.gov.uk.  

A Commission spokesperson said:

“Applicants using an existing CRB form will be asked to complete a new version if we haven’t received it by close of business on Friday 16 July.

“Anyone planning to apply after that date should use the new form which is available directly from the Commission”. 

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Notes to editors

The Gambling Commission

  1. 1. The Gambling Commission (the Commission) regulates gambling in the public interest alongside its co-regulators local licensing authorities. It does so by keeping crime out of gambling, by ensuring that gambling is conducted fairly and openly, and by protecting children and vulnerable people from being harmed or exploited by gambling. The Commission also provides independent advice to government on gambling in Britain.
  2. 2. The Commission and local licensing authorities are responsible for licensing and regulating all gambling in Great Britain other than the National Lottery and spread betting, which are the responsibility of the National Lottery Commission and the Financial Services Authority (FSA) respectively.
  3. 3. Further information is available from the Criminal Records Bureau website.