About Us

Brantford Police Service
Records Branch

344 Elgin Street
Brantford, Ontario N3S 7P5
Canada

Tel:

(519) 756-0113

Reconsideration Request Process

If you wish to request a reconsideration of the information disclosed on a Police Record Check you may apply in writing to:

Brantford Police Service
Records Business Centre
Attention: Records Supervisor
344 Elgin Street
Brantford, Ontario N3S 7P5

You may also refer to the Brantford Police Service website at (http://www.police.brantford.on.ca/) for further information regarding the Criminal Record Check (CRC), Criminal Record and Judicial Matters Check (CRJMC) and Vulnerable Sector Check (VSC) process.

Release of Completed Police Record Check

Criminal Record Check (CRC) / Criminal Record and Judicial Matters Check (CRJMC)

The Brantford Police Service will provide the results of a completed Criminal Record Check (CRC) or Criminal Record and Judicial Matters Check (CRJMC) only to you, the applicant.

It is your decision to discuss the results of a Criminal Record Check (CRC) or Criminal Record and Judicial Matters Check (CRJMC) with the agency where you want to work or volunteer.

The role of the Brantford Police Service is to provide you with the results of the PoliceCriminal Record Check (CRC) or Criminal Record and Judicial Matters Check (CRJMC). It is the responsibility of the volunteer or employment agency to determine your suitability for the position.

Vulnerable Sector Check (VSC)

The Brantford Police Service will complete a Vulnerable Sector Check (VSC) based on your name, gender and date of birth, as well as, gender and date of birth. A completed Vulnerable Sector Check (VSC) will be provided to you, the applicant.

The role of the Brantford Police Service is to provide you with the results of the Vulnerable Sector Check (VSC). It is the responsibility of the volunteer or employment agency to determine your suitability for the position.

Note: If the Vulnerable Sector Check (VSC) is inconclusive a fingerprint based search will be required. If the RCMP confirms that you have received a record suspension (pardon) for a sex offence, the information will be forwarded to the Minister of Public Safety to authorize disclosure of all or part of the information contained in your file. When the information is authorized for disclosure by the Minister, the criminal record associated with your fingerprints will be returned to the Brantford Police Service and will include the pardoned sexual offence information.

At this point the Brantford Police Service will be required to obtain your consent in writing for disclosure of the record(s). When you have signed the form giving consent to release the record(s) the Brantford Police Service must forward the information to the requesting agency (employer or volunteer agency). If you do not consent to the release of the information, the Brantford Police Service will advise the requesting agency (employment or volunteer) they are unable to complete the vulnerable sector record check.