The industry I work in requires all employees to have a criminal records bureau (CRB) check before they can start employment. At the moment these checks are taking an average of 2 - 4 months to be processed by outside agencies. I find this unacceptable, and know that many people are suffering massive financial strain having to wait months before they can start a job they have been offered. Complaining does no good at all. I just cannot understand why these checks take so long, or why nothing is being done about speeding up the process.