CAPITAL NEWS TfL(TAXI AND PRIVATE HIRE) - NOTICE 18/13
TfL
IMPORTANT CHANGES TO THE DISCLOSURE AND BARRING SERVICE (FORMALLY CRB PROCESS) has
been
informed that with effect from 17 June 2013 the Disclosure and Barring Service (formed by the merg- er of
the Criminal
Records Bureau and Independent Safe- guarding Authority) is introducing
some
important changes to the service it pro- vides. These changes will have a significant impact on all new and renewal applicants for taxi and private hire driver’s licences.
Applicant-only certificates
We have been
advised that with effect from 17 June 2013 the DBS will only issue disclosure cer- tificates to applicants
and will no longer send a copy of this certificate to TfL. This differs from the cur- rent system where both the applicant and TfL receive a copy of the disclosure around the same time. The only information that will be provided to TfL directly will be to advise whether or not
the disclosure
sent to the applicant contained any infor- mation or was clear. In the event that we are advised that the disclosure contained information, we will not be provided with details of what this information is. Therefore, if informa- tion
has
disclosed to the appli- cant, we will not be able to make a licens-
been
ing decision on a new or renewal application until such time as the disclosure has been provided to TfL direct- ly by the applicant. If we are advised that information has been disclosed to the appli- cant we will write to them directly and ask him or her to send us their original certifi- cate. We will take a copy of this certificate and return it to the driver. As is usual practice and in accor- dance with DBS requirements, we will destroy our copy once a licensing deci- sion has been made. As we will not be able to make a licensing decision until we have received the certifi- cate and been able to consider the informa-
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tion disclosed, drivers must respond to our request as a matter of urgency. If no information is disclosed on the cer- tificate, drivers will not have to take any fur- ther action.
Update Service
The applicant-only certificate system will be launched at the same time as the new DBS Update Service. From 17 June 2013, anyone who applies for their next criminal record check can choose to subscribe to the new Update Service. This will cost £13 per year in addition to the original disclosure application fee. The Update Service will allow them to
keep their criminal record certificate up- to-date so that they can take it with them from role to role, with- in
the same
workforce. The Update Service will allow us to carry out free, instant online checks of an individ- ual’s certificate,
to
check that it is up-to- date. When someone is subscribing to this service, we will only have to seek a new criminal record check if the DBS tells us something
has
changed. Any driver who sub- scribes to the Update Service will need to provide us with details on their licence appli- cation form and confirm that they con- sent to us carrying out the online check.
We are in the process of developing a sys- tem to accommodate drivers who choose to use the Update Serv- ice and we will announce
further
details in due course. Please note these changes are being made by the DBS and not by TfL. It is one of the government’s pri- orities to overhaul the criminal
records
regime to give individ- uals greater control of their own information, allow DBS Certificates to be reused when applying for similar jobs and reduce the burden of red tape on employers. Please see April’s edition of DBS News for further information or contact the DBS at custom-
erservices@dbs.gsi.g
ov.uk, 0870 9090811.
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BrightMove
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to
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added:
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