Criminal Records Bureau frustrates employers

In March of this year the Criminal Records Bureau was formed in order to be able to run background checks on people about to be appointed to jobs working with children or vulnerable adults. Now some three months after its incorporation the service is in crisis, prompting Education Secretary Estelle Morris to complain to her cabinet colleague David Blunkett who is responsible for its performance.

When it was set up, the service promised to turn around 90% of enquiries within 3 weeks. Currentl... (108 more words)

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