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pixie_fi
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 Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 1:06 pm Post subject: UK Criminal Background Check? |
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Sorry if this has been covered before- I've had a look through the forums and can't seem to find a clear answer though.
So I applied for the Basic Disclosure and have had it signed and sent it to the FCO. I sent a scanned copy to a recruiter, and they wrote back saying:
'Your Disclosure Scotland would be sufficient to get an E2 visa but you will need to get a NATION-WIDE criminal background check as well before you arrive in Korea.'
I know there are changes in E-2 regulations, but is the Basic Disclosure sufficient? The recruiter is based in Canada I think, so maybe they are just not sure of the UK cbc rules... |
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morrisonhotel
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| Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 3:24 pm Post subject: Re: UK Criminal Background Check? |
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| pixie_fi wrote: |
Sorry if this has been covered before- I've had a look through the forums and can't seem to find a clear answer though.
So I applied for the Basic Disclosure and have had it signed and sent it to the FCO. I sent a scanned copy to a recruiter, and they wrote back saying:
'Your Disclosure Scotland would be sufficient to get an E2 visa but you will need to get a NATION-WIDE criminal background check as well before you arrive in Korea.'
I know there are changes in E-2 regulations, but is the Basic Disclosure sufficient? The recruiter is based in Canada I think, so maybe they are just not sure of the UK cbc rules... |
Tell your recruiter they don't know what they are talking about. The Basic Disclosure is the main nation-wide criminal background check in the UK (though you can use the subject access request form available from your local cop shop). |
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Savant
Joined: 25 May 2007
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| Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 2:37 am Post subject: Re: UK Criminal Background Check? |
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| morrisonhotel wrote: |
| pixie_fi wrote: |
Sorry if this has been covered before- I've had a look through the forums and can't seem to find a clear answer though.
So I applied for the Basic Disclosure and have had it signed and sent it to the FCO. I sent a scanned copy to a recruiter, and they wrote back saying:
'Your Disclosure Scotland would be sufficient to get an E2 visa but you will need to get a NATION-WIDE criminal background check as well before you arrive in Korea.'
I know there are changes in E-2 regulations, but is the Basic Disclosure sufficient? The recruiter is based in Canada I think, so maybe they are just not sure of the UK cbc rules... |
Tell your recruiter they don't know what they are talking about. The Basic Disclosure is the main nation-wide criminal background check in the UK (though you can use the subject access request form available from your local cop shop). |
I think that the Subject Access IS the Nationwide CBC as it is done through the Police force rather than through a private company.
Never had the Basic Disclosure but my Subject Access looks more official to me. |
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morrisonhotel
Joined: 18 Jul 2009
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| Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 4:18 am Post subject: Re: UK Criminal Background Check? |
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| Savant wrote: |
| morrisonhotel wrote: |
| pixie_fi wrote: |
Sorry if this has been covered before- I've had a look through the forums and can't seem to find a clear answer though.
So I applied for the Basic Disclosure and have had it signed and sent it to the FCO. I sent a scanned copy to a recruiter, and they wrote back saying:
'Your Disclosure Scotland would be sufficient to get an E2 visa but you will need to get a NATION-WIDE criminal background check as well before you arrive in Korea.'
I know there are changes in E-2 regulations, but is the Basic Disclosure sufficient? The recruiter is based in Canada I think, so maybe they are just not sure of the UK cbc rules... |
Tell your recruiter they don't know what they are talking about. The Basic Disclosure is the main nation-wide criminal background check in the UK (though you can use the subject access request form available from your local cop shop). |
I think that the Subject Access IS the Nationwide CBC as it is done through the Police force rather than through a private company.
Never had the Basic Disclosurebut my Subject Access looks more official to me. |
Actually, the CRB are the ones that search for checks and create the document for pretty much every government sector job or any other sector that requires them in the UK. They list two main disclosures: Basic and Enhanced (http://www.crb.homeoffice.gov.uk/using_the_website/applicant.aspx#Whyaretheretwo). The subject access may do the same job, but it is not the main official nationwide cbc (please try applying for a job with the council back home with a subject access request if you don't believe me). Also, the CRB is a governmental office so also not issued by a private company.
O.P., if you have any issues like this, ring up the embassy. They were always helpful when I came across and they are more likely to know than people on Dave's. |
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Savant
Joined: 25 May 2007
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| Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 5:49 am Post subject: Re: UK Criminal Background Check? |
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| morrisonhotel wrote: |
| Savant wrote: |
| morrisonhotel wrote: |
| pixie_fi wrote: |
Sorry if this has been covered before- I've had a look through the forums and can't seem to find a clear answer though.
So I applied for the Basic Disclosure and have had it signed and sent it to the FCO. I sent a scanned copy to a recruiter, and they wrote back saying:
'Your Disclosure Scotland would be sufficient to get an E2 visa but you will need to get a NATION-WIDE criminal background check as well before you arrive in Korea.'
I know there are changes in E-2 regulations, but is the Basic Disclosure sufficient? The recruiter is based in Canada I think, so maybe they are just not sure of the UK cbc rules... |
Tell your recruiter they don't know what they are talking about. The Basic Disclosure is the main nation-wide criminal background check in the UK (though you can use the subject access request form available from your local cop shop). |
I think that the Subject Access IS the Nationwide CBC as it is done through the Police force rather than through a private company.
Never had the Basic Disclosurebut my Subject Access looks more official to me. |
Actually, the CRB are the ones that search for checks and create the document for pretty much every government sector job or any other sector that requires them in the UK. They list two main disclosures: Basic and Enhanced (http://www.crb.homeoffice.gov.uk/using_the_website/applicant.aspx#Whyaretheretwo). The subject access may do the same job, but it is not the main official nationwide cbc (please try applying for a job with the council back home with a subject access request if you don't believe me). Also, the CRB is a governmental office so also not issued by a private company.
O.P., if you have any issues like this, ring up the embassy. They were always helpful when I came across and they are more likely to know than people on Dave's. |
My apologies, you are right about Disclosure Scotland being a government office.
According to their website, anyone who works with children would need at least a Standard or Enhanced disclosure.
I'm sure Korean Immigration would not accept a Basic Disclosure if they knew what the standards were.
Hence, I still think my Subject Access holds more credence over any Basic Disclosure. |
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morrisonhotel
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| Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 6:17 am Post subject: Re: UK Criminal Background Check? |
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| Savant wrote: |
According to their website, anyone who works with children would need at least a Standard or Enhanced disclosure.
I'm sure Korean Immigration would not accept a Basic Disclosure if they knew what the standards were.
Hence, I still think my Subject Access holds more credence over any Basic Disclosure. |
They accepted mine without any hindrance at all. I don't know anyone who used the Basic Disclosure and had a problem using it. From old posts on here, it used to be the case that subject access was the one accepted here. |
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pixie_fi
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| Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 1:56 pm Post subject: |
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Hey,
Thanks for your help 
I spoke to the HR guy at a school this morning and he said that the Basic Disclosure is ok for now, but the guidelines are starting to change. He said something about how the rules for American criminal checks are changing first, then people from the UK will at some point need to start getting the Enhanced Disclosure. But for now, seems that the Basic one is fine. |
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morrisonhotel
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| Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 3:15 pm Post subject: |
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| He said something about how the rules for American criminal checks are changing first, then people from the UK will at some point need to start getting the Enhanced Disclosure. |
Interesting, because as I recall from my first time needing an Enhanced Disclosure, that it's impossible for individuals to apply for one. It can only be applied for by an employer. Perhaps things have changed, but I doubt it. |
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pixie_fi
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| Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 3:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Actually yeh, good point. Think that's still the way it is done, but doubt that the schools would apply for it because that would take ages, would defeat the purpose of having your documents ready to accept a job. |
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