CRB Criminal Records Bureau IF A DJ SAYS THAT THEY DONT NEED TO BE CRB CHECKED AND THAT MOST DJS ARE NOT CRB CHECKED ALARM BELLS SHOULD RING EVEN IF ITS NOT A CHILDRENS PARTY  YOU SHOULD REALLY FIND OUT THE BACK GROUND OF YOUR DJ The Criminal Records Bureau (CRB), an executive agency of the Home Office provides access to criminal record and other relevant information to organisations in England and Wales. The results of the checks carried out by the CRB help organisations make more informed decisions when recruiting people to work with children and the vulnerable.   CRB checks are also available to certain specified professional, licensing and regulatory bodies whose employees or volunteers are not necessarily in direct contact with the vulnerable.   Through the Disclosure service, organisations can ensure greater protection for the vulnerable members of our society and afford greater protection to their customers, staff, volunteers and ultimately their organisation.   What information is available through a CRB check?   A CRB check can provide access to a range of different types of information, such as, information:   held on the Police National Computer (PNC), including Convictions, Cautions, Reprimands and Warnings in England and Wales, and most of the relevant convictions in Scotland and Northern Ireland may also be included. (The CRB reserves the right to add new data sources. held by local police forces and other agencies, relating to relevant non-conviction information; from the Government's Protection of Children Act List (PoCA), where applicable; from the Government's Protection of Vulnerable Adults List (PoVA), where applicable; and held by the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) under Section 142 of the Education Act 2002 (formerly known as List 99), where applicable.   SO KEEP THE CHILDREN SAFE      INSIST ON A CRB CHECK