what does this mean?

MNuTz · 27 Mar 2006 at 17:15

im looking at a job description on the jobcentre website and its got the following at the end of it:

Successful applicants are required to provide an enhanced disclosure. Employer will meet disclosure expense.

Ive never come across this before and have no idea what it means!

Anyone?

Borris · 27 Mar 2006 at 17:16

It will probably involve rubber gloves and bending.

spike's · 27 Mar 2006 at 17:17

MNuTz said:
im looking at a job description on the jobcentre website and its got the following at the end of it:

Ive never come across this before and have no idea what it means!

Anyone?

security check?

Borris · 27 Mar 2006 at 17:17

Or, it may mean checking to ensure you have no prior convictions etc.

Have a look at DisclosureScotland.com.

Tru · 27 Mar 2006 at 17:17

And a cold teaspoon against your scrotum.

DaveyD · 27 Mar 2006 at 17:18

What is Enhanced Disclosure? said:
Deaneries may require successful applicants to apply for Enhanced Disclosure from the Criminal Records Bureau. You will be required to complete a form and provide certain personal documentation. There are strict guidelines regarding this procedure. For more information see www.disclosure.gov.uk. You should note that this employment is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you are required to declare any previous, pending or spent convictions.

Borris · 27 Mar 2006 at 17:18

Tru said:
And a cold teaspoon against your scrotum.

I do believe that I just winced.

LawfordLass · 27 Mar 2006 at 17:19

I think it probably refers to an enhanced CRB check. They'll ask you to fill in a form, send it to the police (or similar) and they'll come back with any dodginess you may have been involved in.

Usually companies ask for this if you'll be dealing with minors (under 18 year olds)

Edit - dammit! Yeah, what DaveyD said...

MNuTz · 27 Mar 2006 at 17:29

thanks for that, its a stock control manager job so im guessing they are worried about theives!

stoofa · 27 Mar 2006 at 17:41

Hummm
It is very rare that you'd be asked for an Enhanced Disclosure unless you are working with minors, children or the elderly.
Anybody involved with teaching for example has to go through the Enhanced Disclosure process.

What it sounds like this company is attempting to do is find a way around the Rehabilitation of Offenders act and I'm not entirely sure that is legal as that is the whole idea of the act - to give offenders a second chance.

This company obviously cannot apply for enhanced disclosure themselves or they wouldn't even mention it - so they are obviously not involved with a school or anywhere else children are.
A normal check on somebody will not reveal any crime that is subject to the rehabilitation of offenders act.
In most cases this is a crime that was committed five years ago and is now classed as "spent", in some cases it is longer before a crime becomes spent.

So, bottom line - this company wants to get around this act by asking you to tell them about any offence you've committed even if the offence is now spent and legally you do not have to mention it.
This is so out of order as they have no right to ask that nor expect you to disclose such information.
Is this a local company or a national "chain" type store?
I cannot believe what they are doing is actually legal.

MATTeL · 27 Mar 2006 at 17:55

stoofa said:
I cannot believe what they are doing is actually legal.

Perfectly leagl.

From the CRB website: said:
The current legislation does not allow the self-employed or individuals to apply for a CRB check on themselves. In addition, parents who employ a nanny/au pair/babysitter directly cannot apply for a CRB check; however, if an agency supplies the nanny/au pair/babysitter, the agency is entitled to carry out a CRB check.

If you are going to work as a paid employee or as a volunteer for an organisation and your work will bring you into contact with children or vulnerable adults, you may be asked to apply for a CRB check. For example, if you are to work as a teacher, care worker, scout & guide leader, registered childminder, sports coach, youth club worker, foster carer or adoptive parent.

A CRB check may also be required for a range of other types of job or licences. If you have been asked to apply for a CRB check you will need to speak to the person who asked you to apply as they will be able to provide you with the application form.

I have been the subject of many background checks, it depends on how paranoid is and the sector the organisation you are applying to work for is in.

Wryel · 27 Mar 2006 at 18:37

I had to do a standard disclosure for my IT job, I do work in many other companies' offices though.

stoofa · 27 Mar 2006 at 23:07

Standard Disclosure and Enhanced Disclosure are two entirely different things.
Standard Disclosure will not force you to reveal a spent conviction, as any such conviction will not appear - you should only be asked to reveal a spent conviction if you are going to be working directly with children or the vulnerable.

Asking for Enhanced Disclosure for example to get a job in a warehouse is a sneaky way of getting around the rehabilitation of offenders act which was set up to give offenders a "second chance" after they had paid their debt to society and I'm so sure it's illegal.

See it the same way as applying for a job and everytime you've ever come into contact with the police and any cautions you might have being revealed - not exactly fair and information that is not required.

I must try and find this information.

paul@ · 28 Mar 2006 at 01:48

Both of my jobs were enhanced disclosure and one of the jobs required a further security checks on my family history.

The enhanced disclosure was £35 last year.