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For those of you that are self employed and might need a CRB check, read on.
I have seen various postings regarding the 'ol CRB issue, and in particular self employed togs not being able to get CRB checked, because as you are all aware, you can't CRB check yourself. :nono:
Please note this is not meant to be a thread on the merrits or not of the CRB certificate itself, so please lets not go down that road. The arguments for and against CRB's are well and truely covered elsewhere - this information is for togs who need to get CB checked.
We recently did a small shoot for a secondary school (whom we have done some other design and web work for in the past, so had a relationship with them already) and I was asked if we would be able to do some more photos later in the year. The subject of the CRB came up purely as the teacher in question mentioned that she would not be ble to be around all the time. The conversation then proceeded along the lines of although they know me, officially as there was no CRB in place, that would be a problem, and the school weren't in a position to pay for the CRB for something that would only be a one-off (as such) not a full time position.
So, after a bit of seaching I found these pople:
http://www.workingwithschools.co.uk/
They act as an agency for independent contractors such as decorators, electricians, and photographers that might be working in or around schools, nurseries etc.. and will carry out the CRB checking process for you, at either level 1 (standard) or 2 (deep).
I now have a full and clean, deep level or level 2 CRB check.
Strangely, with all the media coverage about CRB's, I was asked by someone wanting photos of their family if i had been CRB'd!! On providing the clean certificate, off we went to shoot. I know this will wind some of you up, but there we go.
Hope this helps.
I have seen various postings regarding the 'ol CRB issue, and in particular self employed togs not being able to get CRB checked, because as you are all aware, you can't CRB check yourself. :nono:
Please note this is not meant to be a thread on the merrits or not of the CRB certificate itself, so please lets not go down that road. The arguments for and against CRB's are well and truely covered elsewhere - this information is for togs who need to get CB checked.
We recently did a small shoot for a secondary school (whom we have done some other design and web work for in the past, so had a relationship with them already) and I was asked if we would be able to do some more photos later in the year. The subject of the CRB came up purely as the teacher in question mentioned that she would not be ble to be around all the time. The conversation then proceeded along the lines of although they know me, officially as there was no CRB in place, that would be a problem, and the school weren't in a position to pay for the CRB for something that would only be a one-off (as such) not a full time position.
So, after a bit of seaching I found these pople:
http://www.workingwithschools.co.uk/
They act as an agency for independent contractors such as decorators, electricians, and photographers that might be working in or around schools, nurseries etc.. and will carry out the CRB checking process for you, at either level 1 (standard) or 2 (deep).
I now have a full and clean, deep level or level 2 CRB check.
Strangely, with all the media coverage about CRB's, I was asked by someone wanting photos of their family if i had been CRB'd!! On providing the clean certificate, off we went to shoot. I know this will wind some of you up, but there we go.
Hope this helps.