If you do not already have one, you will need an Enhanced police check. You can register before your form has been processed by the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB), but you must have started the process. CRB's are not transferable, so even if you have an up to date one, you will need to start one through us. If you have one that is less than 6 months old, you may if you wish, start the process by getting a form, but wait until we a possible job for you before you send the form and cheque to us to be processed. This way you will not pay for the CRB until we have something for you, however this will delay the process and you may not be eligible for some jobs. SNAP will refund the cost of the CRB to you if we place you.

How to get a police check: You will need to complete the Disclosure Application Form. Call the CRB on 0870 90 90 811. Say you wish to have an ENHANCED Police check, (this refers to the level) through SNAP Childcare. You will need to quote our reference number: 21462700009. They will ask you a few details and then send you a partially completed form. You then bring or send that to us. We complete the last page and send it to the CRB. When you call the CRB, they will give you two reference numbers. So we know you have started the process and so we can track it on-line, you will need to let us know the 11 digit reference number starting with 00.

Ideally e-mail this to us - if not call with the number. (Once you have started the process, you can check the progress of your application too - click here )

Unless we know you have started the process, we are unable to look for work for you.

We need to see proof of ID (originals only) before we can send off the form (either brought in to our office or sent, see below):
1. Your passport (or birth or marriage certificate if you do not have a passport)
2. Driving Licence (where applicable)
3. Proof of address (current bank statement, Council tax bill etc.)

See page 3 of this CRB document for other ID if you do not have the above

If you are unable to come to see us
You will need to send ID items via post. We strongly advise you send these items as a 'Signed For' delivery. Please also send the appropriate stamps for the documents to be returned to you as 'Signed Delivery'. Please note, we cannot be held responsible for any items that go missing in the post. We will endeavour to return ID items within two days of their receipt. If we do not receive the appropriate stamps, we will have to send items back via the usual post.

Payment
You will need to send a cheque made payable to: Criminal Records Bureau, for £36.00 (new price increase since 1st April 06)-- this is the basic cost, we do not charge an administration fee for those registering with us. Alternatively you may pay by Postal Order. Please do not send cash through the post (You may pay by cash in the office).
Applicants may request and will be refunded the cost of the CRB check once they have been placed in a permanent position through SNAP after 3 months.

Completing the Form
If the form is not filled in correctly, it will be returned and take even longer to process!
· Use only BLACK INK
· Do not fill in any information on the back page, sections X, Y or Z
· Use only BLOCK CAPITALS
· Use only crosses not ticks
· One letter per box.
· Complete sections A, B, C, D, E & H (B13 position applied for = Special Needs Nanny)
· Make sure you have provided a complete 5 year history of your address, the form will  be returned if   even a few months are not included.
· Use additional sheets for any information that does not fit on the form, and cross box in section H.

See page 2 of this CRB document for Do's and Don't's

See the Criminal Records Bureau website here.

Send your completed form and cheque (and originals if we have not already seen them) to:
SNAP Childcare 91-93 Great Eastern Street. Shoreditch. London EC2A 3HZ.

If you are not registering with SNAP Childcare for a position at the moment, but require a CRB check to work in the childcare setting, we can process forms for you. Please click here for further details.