Criminal Records Bureau

British

noun

(in England and Wales) a service offering employers and voluntary organizations access to police, health, and education records

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The mandate for action comes after the PCS balloted almost 16,000 members representing the majority of Home Office employees in the Identity and Passport Service, the Criminal Records Bureau and the Border Agency.

From The Guardian • Jul. 19, 2012

The PCS has balloted almost 16,000 members, who represent the majority of Home Office employees, in the Identity and Passport service, the Criminal Records Bureau and the Border Agency.

From The Guardian • Jul. 18, 2012

Popular frustration over the growth in demand for Criminal Records Bureau checks for people working with children is also acknowledged, with a commitment to scale the system "back to common-sense levels".

From The Guardian • May 20, 2010

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