Frustrated childcarers have their hands tied as they deal with the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB), the body now responsible for police checks. The backlog of Disclosure applications for staff checks from nurseries and other employers is so huge - estimated at 64,000 applications - that childcarers are waiting up to six months to be cleared. The waiting game that childcare settings are having to play is growing more serious and causing major disruption to the running of many childcare settings.
Nurseries and pre-schools could be threatened with closure if police checks on their staff do not come through soon. There are worries that children are being left vulnerable to abuse, and childcarers are frustrated at not being able to carry out their appointed duties.
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