As an osteopath you may work with children and/or vulnerable adults and therefore, as part of your registration, you are required to have a criminal records check which, in the UK, is performed by the Government agency the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB).
Osteopathy as a profession is excluded from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, so all convictions will be listed whether spent or unspent.
A CRB disclosure application form will be issued to you by CRD(UK) Ltd, which processes all CRB checks on behalf of the GOsC. This will include a unique application and password, which will enable you to apply online. All disclosures are provided by the CRB and contain details of all convictions held on the UK police national computer.
The GOsC will only receive a paper copy of the disclosure if there
are any convictions/cautions relating to you. Once your check is complete, CRD(UK) Ltd will send you a paper copy of the disclosure certificate. Nominated users from the GOsC will be able to access your completed disclosure via a secure website provided by CRD(UK) Ltd.
If you already have a CRB disclosure not more than six months old when you apply for registration, you do not need to obtain another. Send the original by registered post to the GOsC Registration Department. A copy will be made and the original will be returned to you.
If you lived outside the UK before applying for registration with the GOsC, you will be asked to provide an additional police check in respect of the country where you were previously resident.