Enhanced Disclosure Arrived Without A Fanfare

I have whinged at length about the muda involved in applying for an enhanced disclosure from the Criminal Records Bureau. Well, today, I finally received my enhanced disclosure, having started the process in November and finally put the paperwork in in January. After such a palaver, I can't believe that it arrived so quietly in the post, without the merest screed or iota of a fanfare.

I can not believe that these checks have any substantive value when more than 9.5 million adults are currently required to get them in the UK. I can only be confirmed in this opinion by this week's report about those appalling instances of elder abuse that are perpetrated by paid carers from local authorities or those working in care homes.

I am pleased that I have jumped this administrative hurdle. I am pleased if it makes anybody feel safer in my presence although to date, nobody has asked for more than the standard disclosure that I already have. I'm appalled at the cumulative waste of time (mine, the designated people who checked the application, those who ran the check), money and resources.

Copyright 2006, Tony Plant Happystance Project