Criminal Records Bureau checks

Where stated, some jobs involve contact with children and/or vulnerable adults. Therefore, any offer of employment is subject to receipt of a Disclosure Certificate from the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) that is considered satisfactory to the Council.

A Disclosure Certificate provides Woking Borough Council with criminal record information in order to be able to make an informed recruitment decision.

We encourage all applicants who require CRB Disclosure Certificates, who are called for interview, to provide details of their criminal record at an early stage in the process. If you are short-listed for interview and have advised us of a criminal record, we request that any supporting information you wish to provide is sent under separate, confidential cover to: Human Resources. We guarantee that this information is only seen by those who need to see it as part of the recruitment process. At interview, or in a separate discussion, a measured and open discussion will take place on the subject of any offences or other matter that might be relevant to the position. Failure to reveal information that is directly relevant to the position sought could lead to the withdrawal of an offer of employment.

The successful applicant will be required to obtain a satisfactory CRB Disclosure Certificate. As part of this process, we will need to confirm your identity and may require evidence of certain qualifications. The cost of the application will be met by the Council.

If you are made a conditional job offer, you will be required to complete a form which is countersigned by Woking Borough Council. This is then sent to the Criminal Records Bureau. It may take up to three weeks to receive the Disclosure Certificate and you will not be able to start work until this has been received and, if necessary, discussed with you.

You will receive the Disclosure Certificate at your home address - a copy will be sent to Woking Borough Council at the same time.

Following an assessment of the information received on the Disclosure Certificate, Woking Borough Council will contact you to either:

  • offer you the post or

  • to invite you in for further discussion or

  • to remove the offer of employment, explaining our reasons for doing so.

The Council is committed to the "Criminal Records Bureau Code of Practice", a copy of which is available on request or on the CRB website