You only need one FA CRB check to cover everything in affiliated youth football, no matter the number of roles you may have. To get your check completed:
If you are involved with a youth club, then speak to your Club Welfare Officer to get a check completed.
If you are involved in a youth league, then speak with your Youth League Welfare Officer to get a check completed.
If you are a referee, then contact County FA Referee Development Officer Clive Oliver (Clive.Oliver@northumberlandfa.com or 0191 2700700)
If you are not attached to a particular club or organisation, then contact County Welfare Officer Gill Shields(gill.shields@northumberlandfa.com or 0191 2701166).
The cost for the administration of the CRB checks is £15.30. This price includes VAT at the current rate and therefore could be subject to change. Volunteer checks will therefore cost £15 and those who are taking an income from the game will cost £51. This covers the administration, advice, guidance and any actions needed as a result of the Disclosure. The FA does not make any profit through the CRB process.
FA CRB Online for clubs
Attention Club Welfare Officers: The FA have launched an online FA CRB service from 1st July 2011 that your club members will be able to use in the future.
The online system will be quicker, easier, cheaper, more efficient and will make the verifying stage more straightforward.
The online FA CRB will cost £10 which is saving of £5.30 from the current paper form which costs £15.30. Payment for the online system is through PayPal or credit card.
If you are interested in using this service for your club - the Club Welfare Officer must register the club to utilize the service by emailing The Media Group on FAChecks@TheFA.com with your club name (it would help to provide your affiliation number or club ID).
The club welfare officer will then receive confirmation emails to activate the club account and your Club and personal pin details. These details will be unique to your club and should be kept in a safe place.
If you have any further questions:
Please see the related documents on the right hand side of this page.
You can contact The FA CRB Unit enquiry line on 0845 210 8080 or e-mail FAChecks@TheFA.com with your query.
Contact your County Welfare Officer Gill Shields on gill.shields@northumberlandfa.com or 0191 2701166
Please note - The proposed introduction of the Vetting & Barring Scheme which was due to be implented this year was placed on hold by the new Coalition Government, and as yet it is unknown as to if/when this scheme will now be introduced. For more information please see the position statement in the related documents on the right hand side of this page.