Electronic CRB Applications

The Scout Association is moving to an electronic application process for CRB checking in England and Wales in 2010. e-CRB, which is the term being used for this electronic process, will allow Appointments Secretaries to submit CRB applications online, reducing postal costs and processing times.

It will also provide the Association with an efficient route to register adults on the Vetting and Barring Scheme when it is implemented in July-November 2010.

e-CRB will first be piloted by one County in each Region and one Area in Wales in April 2010. These Counties/Areas will be involved in the initial testing of the system as well as with testing the support available for volunteer administrators. The system will then be launched to the Movement in late Spring/early Summer 2010. Further information about timescales and about the support available will be provided in May 2010 (following the pilot), but support is likely to include a combination of face-to-face workshops, web seminars and downloadable user guides.

More information is available at:  ecrb@scout.org.uk

How this affects BSWE will be promulgated in due course.