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Ontario Cops Stopping Record Check

February 24, 2014 posted by Steve Brownstein

London, Ontario police are phasing out one form of background check, but most citizens won’t be affected.

The widely known “criminal record check” actually refers only to the least informative of three types of checks, which looks for criminal convictions.

City police said  they will no longer offer this service.

They will still offer more comprehensive police information and vulnerable sector checks.

Statistics suggest the criminal record check is being requested less often.

London police did 5,285 such checks in 2012, but only 2,815 last year.

The vulnerable sector check is most common.

It’s required by youth sports coaches and parents going on class trips. In 2013, police did nearly 23,000.

Among other things, the phased-out criminal record check won’t reveal charges that didn’t result in convictions or charges that haven’t gone to court.

Deeper checks are more valuable for employers and others seeking background details, said London police Insp. Chris Newton.

“If someone (you’ve interviewed for a job) is charged with stalking . . . you’d like to know they’ve been charged.”

Those requiring the basic criminal check must now go to the RCMP via a private firm that does fingerprinting.