Metrocare's goverment plea to find a solution to lengthy CRB checks!

Through the Red Tape Challenge http://www.redtapechallenge.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/themehome/disruptive-business-model/ Metrocare has asked the question to find a solution to the outdated CRB police check process.

As a business all our temporary staff need to complete a CRB before they can be approved for work and this process can take in some cases months, this has the following impact:

1. Months of initial delay in getting good quality carers “out to work”.
2. A huge restriction on our business model, stopping us from reacting to market and client needs due to the time delay from interview to “ready for work”
3. At a cost of £54 to the carer this is unreasonable, as an agency we are unable to front this cost, so the carer must pay this to get work. If they work for more than one agency they will need to apply for multiple CRB’s which is unfair and effecting one of the lowest paid sectors in the UK.

Whilst it is important that societies most vunerable people are protected and that those caring and supporting them are checked, is it fair that one of the lowest paid sectors in the UK should have to pay over £50 for the privilege? In addition this is often a real restriction for social care recruitment businesses who simply cannot react quickly to client and market needs as the CRB process can in many cases take months. Isn't it time we got a responsive system and allowed people to get to work quickly?
Well at least we asked the question... Lets see if we get a response?

Steve O'Brien, Director

Metrocare Ltd 0844 504 9636

Metrocare is London’s Social care staff provider. As a leading supplier of temporary and permanent staff to some of the UK’s largest social care organisations, we have built an extensive portfolio by fully understanding the needs of our clients and the services they provide, this along with our experienced staff team allows us to tailor our services to each clients needs.

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