I've recently applied to two voluntary positions that both mean working with children (age 10+) I've just received a CRB back from the first position and that has made me realise just how mis-spent my youth actually was. Now, I need to complete a second CRB for the other position, but after seeing the first, I'm wondering whether or not to continue. You see, in my youth (a long time ago), I ended up in the wrong crowd and got into a lot of trouble. Theft/shoplifting and minor fraud & deception. 20+ offences. Now, all of these offences are spent. The offences all occurred over 20 years ago, and there has been nothing since. However, the CRB form 'looks' bad with the long list of offences. (it shocked me, and I did them. I guess it shows how much people forget if they don't want to remember). The question now is, will this list actually affect how the CRB is viewed now? As I said, the first CRB has just come back to me. So I guess I now have to wait for the organisation to accept/fail it? In 'normal' circumstances, would offences of this nature, and of this age, still be held against the person volunteering? The first position I applied for was as a rugby referee (not a paid position). This is the one I've had the CRB back for. The second one, ironically, is a volunteer position at my local rugby club as Child Protection Officer! Does anyone have any experience of this and what my chances might be? I guess ultimately it is down to the employers themselves to decide, but is there a kind of benchmark on what would fail a CRB check and what isn't as bad as it looks?