Criminal Record Certificates: Voluntary Organisations and Fees

HL Deb 29 April 1999 vol 600 cc65-6WA

Lord Hothfield

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether voluntary organisations will be required to pay for making use of the Criminal Records Bureau for England and Wales when checking adults volunteering to work with young people; and, if so, how much. [HL2111]

Lord Burlison

It will be for individuals, not organisations, to make applications to the Criminal Records Bureau for certificates to be issued under Part V of the Police Act 1997. They will pay a fee, the level of which has yet to be determined and which will be laid down by regulation to be made by the Secretary of State.

Organisations which countersign applications for criminal record certificates and enhanced criminal record certificates will pay a fee to register with the Criminal Records Bureau. This registration fee is currently estimated to be about £15 to £20.