Hmm.
I'm sorry to say I disagree, because s120 (4) of the 1997 Police Act says:
"(4) A person applying for registration under this section must be-
(a) a body corporate or unincorporate,
(b) a person appointed to an office by virtue of any enactment, or
(c) an individual who employs others in the course of a business."
This appears to be one of those delightful instances where the law confuses
everyone by using the term "person" to refer to a legal person, not a living
individual (or "natural person"). It seems to me to mean that a "registered
person" must normally be an organisation, someone in a statutory role or an
unincorporated employer. No doubt because of the confusion, the CRB tries
to use the term "registered body" whenever it thinks it can get away with
it, but nowhere in the legislation does it make provision for such an
entity.
The problem is, I have a lingering doubt that there may be something I've
missed. Before I go around telling people that "registered body" is, if you
like, the colloquial term for "registered person" I want to be absolutely
sure, which is why I welcome other people's thoughts.
Paul Ticher
0116 273 8191
22 Stoughton Drive North, Leicester LE5 5UB
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From: "Rob Dawson" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 9:54 AM
Subject: Re: Criminal Records Bureau terminology
> Paul
>
> As a countersignatory and member of a CRB advice group, my
> interpretation is that S120 means that Registered Person is an individual
> who is entitled to countersign the CRB forms therefore a
> countersignatory. A Registered Body is an organisation entitled to issue
> and sign CRB forms and ask exempted questions. RB's usually have a
> number of Countersignatories.
> --
> Thank you and kind regards
>
> Opinions are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of my employer
>
> Rob Dawson
> Institutional Compliance Officer
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>
>
> Quoting Paul Ticher <[log in to unmask]>:
>
> > Is there anyone out there who deals with CRB issues? My question is:
> >
> > Police Act 1997 and CRB Code of Practice - "Registered person"
> > CRB and disclosure web site - "Registered body"
> > Same thing? Definitions look remarkably similar.
> >
> > The CRB helpline were unable to clarify. They thought one was the
> > organisation, the other the individual within it, but this doesn't seem
> > right at all. (The Care Standards Act has the concept of "registered
> > person" being an individual, but the CRB equivalent is the
> > "countersignatory".)
> >
> > My normal guru for clarifying legal matters claims not to have a clue on
> > this one (admittedly it is getting near Christmas).
> >
> > Any thoughts?
> >
> > P.S. Re my post on unstructured manual data, I would like to point out
> > that
> > my scenario was hypothetical, not based on any interaction with an
> actual
> > local authority.
> >
> > Paul Ticher
> > 0116 273 8191
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