Here you’ll find links to all our guidance for employers, as well as guidance for others (such as insurers and universities). You’ll also find a timeline of new and updated guidance.
Approaching criminal records – A simple summary can be found here, which includes links to detailed guidance on:
Asking about criminal records – A simple summary can be found here, which includes links to detailed guidance on:
Assessing criminal records – A simple summary can be found here, which includes links to detailed guidance on:
Checking criminal records – A simple summary can be found here, which includes links to detailed guidance on:
- doing the correct level of criminal record check
- the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS, previously CRB)
- not using police records (enforced subject access)
Pre-recruitment – A simple summary can be found here, which includes links to detailed guidance on:
During employment – We have a number of FAQ’s covering what to do during employment
Specific sectors – We have guidance on specific sectors:
Information – Useful resources and links – including links to:
- downloads and resources from us
- links to other resources
- links to other organisations
Other guidance
Although this site is primarily targeted at employers, we also use it to include guidance to others where this is linked to employment in some way.
Insurers
Guidance: Guidance for insurers – including best practice and suggested wording of questions
Universities
University admissions – We have guidance for:
Timeline of new and updated guidance
Below you’ll find details of our new and updated guidance (latest developments are at the top). You can sign up to receive email updates for when we publish more as part of the development of the site.
- February 2019 – New – Asking for self-disclosure of criminal records information
- November 2018 – New – Principles of fair admissions and criminal records
- October 2018 – New – Asking the question – GDPR, data protection and processing criminal records in recruitment
- August 2018 – Updated – Recruiting trustees and senior managers of charities – guidance on the ‘automatic disqualification’ rules
- February 2018 – New – Recruiting trustees and senior managers of charities – guidance on the ‘automatic disqualification’ rules
- September 2016 – New – Doing the correct level of criminal record check
- August 2016 – New – Developing a policy on applicants with a criminal record
- August 2016 – New – Approach to specific vacancies – A checklist
- August 2016 – New – Dealing with insurance when employing people with convictions
- August 2016 – New – Understanding criminal record disclosure legislation
- August 2016 – New – Ignoring filtered criminal records
- July 2016 – New – Ignoring spent criminal records
- July 2016 – New – Recruiting people with criminal records to work in prisons
- February 2016 – Updated – When to ask about criminal records
- February 2016 – Updated – Wording questions that ask about criminal records
- February 2016 – Updated – Criminal record self-disclosure forms
- February 2016 – New – Assessing criminal records – Carrying out a criminal record assessment
- February 2016 – New – Factors to consider when assessing criminal records
- November 2015 – New – Police records and enforced subject access requests
