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[Wiltshireman]

A person is unable to obtain a CRB check on themseves in the UK. The only possible way is either an expense via an agency, usually around £40 - £60 or by a Data Subject Access Request (DSAR or SAR) to the Police HQ in the area you live (costs £10)

Be aware with a SAR that this will contain every thing that the police hold on you including non criminal visits to your home and any arrests whether or not you have been charged, motoring tickets, parking tickets and cautions with the exception of the details of reasons for the penalties.

Example if you have been convicted to theft and sent to prison for 3 months your SAR will show as 1 x 3 months jail. You will then need to explain why

[bigtilly]

A person is unable to obtain a CRB check on themseves in the UK. The only possible way is either an expense via an agency, usually around £40 - £60 or by a Data Subject Access Request (DSAR or SAR) to the Police HQ in the area you live (costs £10)

Be aware with a SAR that this will contain every thing that the police hold on you including non criminal visits to your home and any arrests wether or not you have been charged, motoring tickets, parking tickets and cautions with the exception of the details of reasons for the penalties.

Example if you have been convicted to theft and sent to prison for 3 months your SAR will show as 1 x 3 months jail. You will then need to explain why

Actually you CAN get a DBS (formerly CRB ) check for yourself now.

On the 1st of December 2012, the Criminal Records Bureau in the UK became the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and made it possible to obtain a Basic Disclosure for yourself at a cost of £25 pounds. It is available from https://www.disclosurescotland.co.uk/apply-online/ This service covers the whole of the UK and NOT just Scotland. Apparently there is a spoof website with a very similar address which will charge you £41 and simply re direct you to the proper site.

I received mine last Thursday and they are very quick. I then forwarded it to the Philippine Embassy, London, for Legalisation/Authentication at a cost of £18.

The more cynical amongst us may point to the Philippine Government simply seizing an opportunity to exploit us poor expats even further but, the British Government is no better, charging an eye watering £25 for a single sheet of headed A4 which must have take all of 2 minutes to produce.

[Terpe]

Actually you CAN get a DBS (formerly CRB ) check for yourself now.

On the 1st of December 2012, the Criminal Records Bureau in the UK became the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and made it possible to obtain a Basic Disclosure for yourself at a cost of £25 pounds. It is available from https://www.disclosurescotland.co.uk/apply-online/ This service covers the whole of the UK and NOT just Scotland. Apparently there is a spoof website with a very similar address which will charge you £41 and simply re direct you to the proper site.

I received mine last Thursday and they are very quick. I then forwarded it to the Philippine Embassy, London, for Legalisation/Authentication at a cost of £18.

The more cynical amongst us may point to the Philippine Government simply seizing an opportunity to exploit us poor expats even further but, the British Government is no better, charging an eye watering £25 for a single sheet of headed A4 which must have take all of 2 minutes to produce.

Good post, good info and good link. Thank you

[Paul77]

I received mine last Thursday and they are very quick. I then forwarded it to the Philippine Embassy, London, for Legalisation/Authentication at a cost of £18.

Can you tell me the process i have to do when forwarded the police check to the embassy,i have to do the same and would just like to understand what exact actions i need to take.

[bigtilly]

Can you tell me the process i have to do when forwarded the police check to the embassy,i have to do the same and would just like to understand what exact actions i need to take.

Hi Paul,

Happy to help. This link will take you to where you want to be http://philembassy-uk.org/consular-matters/legalization

I had to read it a few times before it sank in (it's an age thing!) but in simple terms it means this: get an £18 postal order made payable to the Philippine Embassy (the Post Office counter staff can print this onto the postal order for you or just write it on) it will cost you about £20.50. Take 2 envelopes with you. 1 of them addressed to: The Authentication Section, Philippine Embassy, 6-8 Suffolk Street, London. SW1Y 4HG. Make the other one registered and address it to yourself. Not sure but I think it costs about £2 (Well it is 3 days ago) to make your self addressed envelope registered.

Bang Stamps on BOTH envelopes, whack everything into the one addressed to the Embassy and post it.

It is worth noting that you CAN'T pay for the postal order with your bank card so it is cash only. Yes I know, here we are in 2013, it's 44 years since we put men on the moon and we still can't pay for a postal order with our bank cards!! Unbelievable.

Hope this helps, Good luck mate. Bill

[Paul77]

Thanks Bill,that is really helpful for me.I was fortunate to see this thread because i didn't even know i had to do a CRB check but i've applyed for check and it's being processed now.

The requirement "He is not afflicted with any dangerous, contagious or loathsome disease."

Do i need to do anything for that? it wasn't mentioned as requirement when my fiancée rang immigration but is mentioned on immigration bureau website.

[Paul77]

Hi Bill,on your link what does this bit mean
All public documents sent by post to the Philippine Embassy that will be used in the Philippines must be notarized by a notary public or a commissioner of oath. The signature of the notary public/commissioner of oath must be authenticated by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) or the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs (as the case applies).

[imagine]

Paul,

To certify or attest to (the validity of a signature on a document,
i believe that the documents to be sent need to be certified by a sloicitor, that they are genuine , or genuine copies of the original document,
i think solicitor signs and stamps them , if im not right someone will correct me, or make it clearer

[bigtilly]

Hi Bill,on your link what does this bit mean
All public documents sent by post to the Philippine Embassy that will be used in the Philippines must be notarized by a notary public or a commissioner of oath. The signature of the notary public/commissioner of oath must be authenticated by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) or the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs (as the case applies).

Hi Paul,

This is my interpretation: It means that the Notary Public who, I suspect is part of the staff at the embassy, has been approved by the FCO and/or the IDFA to carry out such work. Of course, I may be wrong.

It is worth noting that a signature from a common or garden Solicitor is NOT the same and would not be acceptable. Some Solicitors are also Notary Publics but most are not. My recent Visa application had to be verified by either a Solicitor or Notary Public. My Solicitor charged me £5 to sign 2 documents but, had I gone to my local Notary Public, it would have been closer to £150. Those guys are not shy at charging top whack.