We encourage all organisations that qualify to carry out checks on volunteers and paid staff to use Disclosure as part of best practice and overall risk management.

Key features of the service

• Provide blank Disclosure application forms on request
• Check and validate completed application forms
• Act as countersignatory on your behalf and forward completed forms to CRB
• Receive Disclosure information (criminal convictions certificate) and forward to you as employer
• Provide advice and training in completing the Disclosure application form
• Provide advice and guidance in helping your organisation comply with the legislative Code of Practice
• Provide model policies that need to be adopted in order to comply with the Code

A quality service

• We are able to track your application and advise of any delays
• We work to a published set of service standards and complaints policy
• We have received CRB commendation on our quality system and procedures
  CRB assurance visit and report 2004:"The WCVA has obviously invested a great deal of time, dedication and effort to ensure that the Disclosure service provided is of the highest quality. The CRB is impressed with your Disclosure Quality Management system documentation and the guidance, advice and information packs that you issue to your client organisations. The CRB greatly appreciates the quality of service that you provide and your high level of compliance across the full range of your Umbrella Body responsibilities."

WCVA Criminal Records Unit operates a FREE service for the voluntary sector within Wales.

WCVA CRU can also help private sector/for profit organisations through our charged service.

If you would like to register to use CRU service

How to register

These documents are available in pdf format on the Resources page.