[jo b]

Mark this might be one for you

can you help with the british police check forms. I am right in not ticking the disqualified driving, missing persons etc boxes. Is it just criminal history, not that I have anything to hide might I add :angel but want to keep the process speedy.

Ta

Jo

[markkellaway]

Hi Jo,

I asked this of many as you know, it seems after talking to my case officer that it is just the criminal convictions one that they are interested in. Leave all the other boxes blank. We had a letter just today from Dorset police which was a receit for the charge and a note saying that we would hear from the Met in due course, so I can only assume we did it correctly!! :hopeso

Have you heard about the ITA yet?

Cheers m'dear,

Mark. :P

[jo b]

yep Mark,

only that we have been allocated a case officer yesterday so I am trying to get what I can in order before it arrives :hopeso .

Just waiting the isthe worst part at the moment

Thanks again

Jo

[foolsgold99]

UK police checks can take ages, when we put in the form for us, they told us, it'd take upto 12 weeks, and cost a tenner each.

By contrast when we want our police checks for the Falkland Islands, it only took 1 e-mail and no cost. We had a offical letter from the Falkland police in 4 days. Very impressive

Alan & Sally.

[markkellaway]

I think the time taken is a luck thing, our friends got theirs back in 2 weeks. The 12 weeks (or 3 months, can't remember the actual statement) is the legal requirement which requires them to get the results back to you in that time.

Mark. :P

[veronica]

Besides that I don't think the population base is the same in the falklands!!! and perhaps the police have a bit more time.

[Bubbles]

Just sent our forms off, and the police actually state it can take upto 40 days. Whether thats working days I don't know. I always thought the police work 24 / 7 !

[lindajax]

Hi Jo,

Our police checks took approx 35 days to come back so its good your gonna send them of now. Meds can take a while to organise too and it can pay to sort out them if your pretty sure your ITA is pending.

Hope that bankjob doesn't come up on your report :laugh :laugh

See you later
Love Linda xxxx

[Diny]

My police check took 12 days to come back, cost me 10.00 and no mention of any driving offences (thankfully).

Diny

[catjlin]

When they do the police checks, does it bring things up that may have happened as a minor? My fiance had a minor altercation as a minor, could that come back to haunt us now, 15 years later?
Cat

[leslie]

dont know about usa checks - thought they'd list everything from biting your nails on up!
our uk clearance took 3 weeks. canadian will be anything from 150 days + and was a bit pricy, involved finger printing at scotland yard etc.

isn't it fun?

[foolsgold99]

Got my police checks back yesterday, and I'm in a bit of a panic as it showed a incident I'd forgotten about.

16 years ago when I was 18, I was arrested at a football match for being drunk, I got a fine a £200 which I paid and forgot about. I never considered this when I filled in my EOI. What should I do ? I know I should declare this but I'm not sure how. Will this go against me ?

I got my ITA in the post today.

Advice please

[markkellaway]

Hi Foolsgold99,

You'll have a telephone number for your case officer with your ITA, I would give him/her a ring to see what they say. I'd be VERY surprised if being drunk at a football match all those years ago caused any problems.

Mark. :P

[Gran]

Being drunk at a football match makes you into a true Kiwi !!!

[markkellaway]

Hi All,

Just thought I'd let you all know that we got our police certificates back today, took less than 2 weeks in total!! :nice1

Just the medicals to go now. :clap

Mark. :P

[Jo and Andy]

When we were looking at applying before I knew about the changes last year, I got our Police Checks, both clear, even though my husband had had a DD offence in 1990.

We asked our agent if we should be this down as it did not show. he said yes as NZ may do further checks, if not it shows that you are honest. They should not hold old offences against you.

So for anyone worried about it thought it would help.

[captainxmas]

Just to clear something up detail wise on th e'Police Check'...

I was about to start off a disclosure application with the CRB (Criminal Records) and was then told that the best option wasn't disclosure,but a Subject Access report.

Which is the more accepted route taken by everyone else?

:cheers

[nickbraddock]

Just sent my forms off today, £10 each and will take up to 40 days. The problem that people will have in the near future is that the freedom of information act that has started as of now will be dealt with by the same department in the police, this will probably have an effect on police check forms sent in from now as they will obviously be busier.

Cheers
Nick

[Danpoll]

just thinking about all those 10 pounds sent to the met. say 6000 applications a year from new zealand alone, then you have all the major other immigrating countries, wonder where all that money goes?

the met christmas ball no doubt.


hmmmm

mine took a month I think


Dan