The Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) was set up to allow employers in the public, private and voluntary sectors to run a background check on all job applicants whom they might be considering offering work to.

The Safe Workers Website looks at...

• how it is necessary to undertake a criminal background check on potential employees in order to protect the most vulnerable sectors of society;

• how the information is gathered and what it is used for.

It also covers...

• Benefit...