Criminal records bureau check

All applicants for entry to Medicine (Dentistry / Speech Science) are required to undergo a Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) check . Admission to the course offered by the University of Sheffield, School of Medicine is subject to the Rehabilitiation of Offenders Act (1974) Section 4(2) (Exemption) Order 1975 and the Department of Health Circular HC (88)9 guidelines regarding child protection and police checks. Before being admitted on to this course, therefore, you will need to apply for "an enhanced disclosure document" from the Criminal Records Bureau.

In the UCAS application form, you are required to indicate whether you have any relevant criminal convictions. If you have a criminal conviction, it may be advisable to write to us separately giving us as much information as possible about the nature of your conviction.

Offers

All offers given to applicants will include a condition relating to a satisfactory CRB
Enhanced Disclosure. If you are made an offer of a place and you choose to firmly accept this offer, you will be sent further
instructions on how to arrange a CRB check.

Deferred entry

If you receive an offer of a place for deferred entry, and choose to firmly accept it, you will need to undergo the CRB check during your gap year. We will write to you at a later date with details of how to arrange this.

Overseas applicants

If you are living overseas and have never been a resident of the UK, any offer of a place will be subject to the equivalent of a CRB check, normally a satisfactory check from your local police station (sometimes referred to as a Certificate of Good Conduct).

If you have lived overseas for a period of 3 months or more since the age of 16 and are now resident in the UK you will be required to provide both a CRB check and an overseas equivalent.

If you have any queries regarding the CRB check, please contact the Medical Admissions Office on 0114 271 3727.