Criminal Record checks from other EU Countries
I have a couple of clients who have been asked for police vetting from other EU Countries in which they spent time as asylum seekers.
I contacted the authorities in Greece who said as we are not in Greece, we need to apply to the GNIB through ECRIS. GNIB tell me this is not possible. Any ideas?
I found this online:
The European Criminal Records Information System (ECRIS) was established in 2012 in order to improve the exchange of criminal records throughout the EU. All EU countries are currently connected to ECRIS.
Within the ECRIS Framework each EU state is responsible for establishing a Central Authority for Criminal Records within their state. The National Vetting Bureau has been designated as the Central Authority for Ireland. Currently the NVB conducts the hereunder four actions within this framework: