In a message dated 18/02/04 09:25:53 GMT Standard Time,
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> A policeman who happened to be in the house (this is the
> shortened version of the story!) asked how he knew that as finding out the
> information would be an offence under the DPA.
>
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A policeman was in my sister's house (he's her new boyfriend) and we were
discussing the Soham case. I suggested (tongue in cheek) that all people
associated with job applicants who were subject to CRB checks should also be checked
out, to cover situations such as that case - because if Huntley had worked in a
shop he would still have been able to gain access to the girls because of his
relationship with Maxine Carr. I said, "so that would be like my sister's
criminal record coming up when you were checked out for a job as a policeman" (I
was joking, she doesn't have a record) and he said to me "but she hasn't got
a record, I've already checked".
Perhaps he too was joking, but if he wasn't, is there a requirement that
police officers' girl/boyfriends have to have their probity checked? Would the
officer be responsible his/herself for undertaking this check?
Ian B
Ian Buckland
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