More than £500m spent on ‘out of control’ criminal records checks says Willott

4.13.00pm BST (GMT +0100) Sun 23rd Aug 2009

More than £500m has been spent on Criminal Record Bureau (CRB) checks since 2002, the Liberal Democrats have revealed. The rate of checks being carried out has also trebled since they were introduced, while the fees charged for carrying them out have also increased dramatically.