Nanny CRB check - how long does it take?

No, it's still not back.

I'm now getting stressed as nanny uses 2 different addresses - the one she pays council tax on (and so I assume the one where she is on the electoral roll) which she is selling, and her mum's house, which she is moving to. I think she put her mum's address on the original CAS form, since we didn't know how long the process would take. I'm now scared that, since she lives elsewhere at the moment, there might be problems getting her CRB done.
Ho hum....really really need it to come through

Was just wondering this myself - nanny's CRB was sent off 4 weeks ago today - I phoned last week to find out how long it was taking at the moment and was told 8 weeks, I rang today (to ask whether I would get something from them when it was through , or if they just sent it to the nanny) and was told it takes 4-6 weeks.
Our nanny was CRB checked for her last job, and I had heard a rumour that it was quicker if you've had it done before, but we're still waiting (and amassing ridiculous amounts of childcare vouchers which can't be cashed until she's approved).
Anyone else seen the bit on the childcare approval scheme website where it says 'if you are re-applying for approval (as you have to do each year) please allow 16 weeks after submitting your forms', so 4 months before it runs out, you need to set it all off again!

it depends how big the que is.... nanny CRB checks take as long as any otehr enhanced CRB (teachers / Drs etc) ANYTHING from a couple of weeks (my record is 20 days!) to months and months

(remember all the palava a few years back when the teachers needed them and many couldnt go back to their teaching jobs cause their CRB check hadnt cleared?)

I had an Enhanced CRB check done in May, it took 2 weeks.

There are many factors that can affect how long it will take for a check to be done, one factor which adds significant delay is if the person has not lived in the same place for the past 5 years. This is due to the previous addresses needing to be checked. Therefore, I'd say that for each address in the past 5 years, including the current address, apply the timescale of 2 weeks, so... if lived at 2 addresses, it may take 4 weeks, 3 addresses 6 weeks etc.
If any address is not in the UK, then the wait could be a very long time indeed.

I've had CRB checks done for about the past 3, may be 4 years, and every time it's taken 2 weeks - but note, I've not moved house.

Will be interesting to see how long you find it takes - do report back. May be interesting to include how many addresses were given, to see if my theory of 2 weeks per address is about right, or not.

I Hate to say this, but at the moment they are taking about 10 weeks! I was talking to a lecturer from a local college whose students I have on placement & there welcome day for next years students is tomorrow, they ask that all of them fill in CRB forms tomorrow so that they have them in place for the end of September so that the students can start going out on placements (childcare courses). It is invariably longer at this time of year because of teachers changing schools etc & therefore more work to be done & fewr staff because of holidays lol.

Hi GoldenOldie
I have been CRB checked twice and it is pretty random - kind of like waiting for a passport to be processed.

You can ring the CRB and see what their average process time is right now.

i've known 3 weeks and... sorry to say.... 9 months!

most are normally a matter of a few weeks in my experience.

Good Luck!