Criminal record check adjudication

If your criminal record check shows an offence, it doesn't mean you can't work with vulnerable adults or children under 19. Your criminal record check will go through adjudication. This means the Criminal Records Review Program (CRRP) reviews your file and decides if you can work with vulnerable people.

On this page

• What happens during adjudication
• If you've been adjudicated before
• Reconsideration

What happens during adjudication

The CRRP sends you a letter asking for more information. You can give more details about the identified outstanding charge or conviction.

The CRRP also sends a letter to your organization. The letter tells them your criminal record check is going through adjudication and needs more time to complete. It does not include any information about your record.

The CRRP reviews your response to decide if you can work with vulnerable adults or children under 19. Other information reviewed could include:

• Police documents
• Court documents
• Interviews with the victim or others

Adjudication results

The CRRP sends the adjudication results to your organization. The results tell your organization if you are cleared to work with vulnerable adults or children under 19. If you disagree with the results, you can ask for reconsideration.

If you've been adjudicated before

If your circumstances have changed, you may need to be adjudicated again. For example:

• There are new offences on your record
• You're cleared to work with children under 19 but now you want to work with vulnerable adults (or vice versa)

Reconsideration

To ask for reconsideration, you must write to CRRP's Registrar. The Registrar must get your request within 30 days of you getting the decision.