CRB Checks
English Karate Federation Ltd is a CRB Registered Body: registration number 26652100003
Posted March 2011
CRB update
Effective as from the 6 April 2011 the CRB will be increasing their price by £8. The EKF will therefore be increasing their fee by the same amount to £58 for an instructor, the volunteer rate of £12 remains the same as there is no increase to that rate.
Posted 24th June 2010
Important ISA updates
Following the Governments announcement re the forthcoming ISA implementation being halted, please take note of the following:
- The ISA registration phase will not launch on the 26 July 2010.
- Existing EKF CRB requirements will remain in place, renew every two (2) years.
- New purple forms intended for the launch of the ISA scheme will still be used and become live on the 26 July 2010
- The current form being used (white) will become void after the 20 July and will not be processed by the CRB after that date. So if you have one and we receive it after the 15 July 2010 it will not be processed.
- We will start sending the new type form out from the 28 June 2010, but note that they cannot be processed by the CRB until the 26 July 2010 at the earliest.
Filling in the new form:
- Please read the form and guidance booklet prior to filling the application in. You can view how to fill in the application online at www.crb.gov.uk
- Please put down any forenames even if you don't use them (or like them) otherwise the form will be returned by the CRB.
- Do not cross anything out or write N/A in sections that are not applicable, just leave them blank.
- Use a continuation sheet available to download from www.crb.gov.uk if you need to put additional details of previous names or address details. Do not put the details on a bit of paper.
- Section A question 28 will not be a mandatory field and can be omitted
- Section D -apply for registration with ISA can be omitted - you should not complete this section until further notice.
- The main difference we can see is that the applicant now needs to fill in a printed continuation sheet if required (names and address history) and also fills in details of his/her driving licence and passport numbers where that was left to us before.
- You still have to send us the identification documents (driving licence, passport) along with a current utility bill so we can verify everything.
Address to send the form, or for more information:
- Cheques should be made payable to EKF Ltd
- Cost of CRB application is £12 for a volunteer as defined by the CRB (earns no money) otherwise it is £58.
- Please send your form in a large A4 envelope and not bent over in a smaller envelope, with the correct postage currently 66p 1st class, otherwise it is left at the post office with a fee to pay and we don't receive it.
- Always check that we have received your form via email preferably.
Referees please note:
CRB checks are currently being offered free by the EKF to all EKF officials. However there are conditions.
- You must have a current EKF registration chit, or an EKF Registrations approved alternative. An association licence alone is not enough.
- All applicants licence details will be checked to ensure they are an EKF member and not just an association member.
- The offer currently applies to judge B upwards, including KATA officials
- All officials from judge B upwards must apply for an EKF CRB, even if you already have one.
- IF you already have an old type white CRB application form, we must receive it by the 15 July latest. Any received after that date will not be processed (as the CRB will not accept them anymore) and will be returned to you with the new purple type form for you to fill in.
- We are only sending the new type purple forms out now, please go onto the EKF website for help with filling it in.
Visiting overseas instructors
The EKF do not require visiting overseas instructors to be CRB checked, but what we require is for all groups to simply establish a code of practice including such items as insuring that any overseas visiting instructors are never left alone with young people or vulnerable adults etc. In some cases that code of practice may require that the host instructor makes clear and outlines any unacceptable cultural practices and codes of behavior that may cause offence or be unacceptable in the Dojo in the UK. We also advise that your association Child Protection officer, or deputy is present at any training sessions.
