Quote Originally Posted by poshglasgow View Post
It's like the CRB (as was) - now called the DBS - checks that teachers, and all who care for the young or vulnerable go though before being appointed to a post. All it really means is that up until that date there has been no relevant offending recorded. It offers no guarantee that the applicant is averse to improper thoughts and deeds. There are no guarantees where humanity is concerned.
It's a reporter's job to ask questions, however inconvenient the answer might be, and often how stupid the question appears. Journalism is not an occupation where Matthew 7: 3 -5 applies. Quite the opposite.