Terms & Conditions Civil & Corporate Security Limited (The Company)

Terms & Conditions of Business
1. ESTIMATES: Estimated prices, whether in writing or verbal, are subject to acceptance within one calendar month. If requested to proceed before receipt of confirmation these terms automatically apply. All estimates are provided in confidence and the details may not be divulged to outside parties.
2. SUB CONTRACTlNG: The Company (Civil & Corporate Security Limited) reserves the right to carry out any order in whole or in part by sub-contract.
3. PAYMENT/CREDIT: The Company does not give credit under any circumstances. Payment is required in advance of a CRB Disclosure application being processed or other work commencing.
4. INSURANCE: Whilst reasonable care and precaution is taken against loss of or damage to originals or articles entrusted to the Company, no liability is accepted should damage occur. Customers are advised to insure.
5. CANCELLATION, EXCESS FORM & ADDRESS ERROR CHARGES: i. From the paying Client Company: Cancellation is accepted via the management database by pressing the appropriate button. If done so prior to a CRB form being sent the the Candidate, no charge will be made. If cancellation is requested after the application form has been sent to the Candidate, a fee of £5.00 inc VAT will be charged to cover payment of all liabilities incurred. Any such fees will be debited from funds held on account.
ii. From the paying Candidate: Cancellation is accepted via our Client Company and the management database by pressing the appropriate button or verbally from the Candidate. A cancellation fee of £5.00 inc. VAT will be charged by refunding the Candidate the entire fee less £5.00. The Company accepts no responsibility for informing the Client Company if a Candidate has cancelled independently and does not inform the Client Company him/herself.
iii.Charges will also be made for CRB applications forms requests that exceed 2 per Candidate, whether Client/Candidate error or non-receipt. The Company does not accept responsibility for the delivery of application forms (or Disclosures) by the Royal Mail. Each subsequent form will be charged at £5.00, including VAT. Payment will be required prior to the 3rd, and subsequent, form being dispatched, in all cases. ii.Unpaid cheque charges. The Company charge £5.00 + VAT for each time a cheque is returned as unpaid or cancelled plus the cost of the bank charge. An invoice will be issued and payment is required by return or debited from funds on account.
IV. Address Errors: The company does not accept responsibility for incorrect data input by the Client. The Client must ensure the Candidate's full postal address is correct. If an application form has been sent and the address is incorrect and Address Error Charge of £5.00 inc. VAT will be made and detailed on the monthly invoice.
6. DELIVERY TIMES: Time for delivery of either goods or service is stated as accurately as possible, but is not guaranteed and subject to extension to cover delays, caused by events beyond the Company's control. In no case shall time be the essence of any contract.
7. DELIVERY COSTS: Delivery to customers or on behalf of customers will be charged extra.
8. FORCE MAJEURE: Contracts and deliveries may be suspended in the event of any strike, lockout trade dispute, fire, tempest, breakdown, accident, riot, theft, crime, civil disturbance, war, force majeure or other occurrence preventing or retarding the work or deliveries and no responsibility shall attach for any delay, loss, or damage due to any of the above causes or for any damage in transit or at the works of the Company or to any other cause beyond the control of the Company, whether in respect of contracts and deliveries or the safe custody of articles deposited with the Company. If the customer desires to be protected against such risks or any of them he shall so request the Company to be protected and shall pay the premium payable on any policy to be effected at his request.
9. ACCEPTANCE: The placing of an order with the Company implies an acceptance of the conditions of business herein stated, and these conditions are paramount to any proposed by the Client or Candidate, which in so far as they are contradictory to these present, are hereby excluded.
10. CRB DISCLOSURES/POVAfirst: i. The Client accepts full responsibility for the appropriate identification of the Candidate and shall sign and date the Service Supply Agreement as proof of said identification.
ii. The Candidate is contacted via SMS, as long as a correct mobile phone number is supplied, after which the Client has responsibility of CRB Disclosure completion. If a mobile no. is not supplied, this part of the service is omitted.
iii. If a Candidate loses their Disclosure a replacement cannot be sought via Civil & Corporate Security Limited or the CRB.
iv. The Company reserves the right to change the cost of the CRB Disclosure/POVFirst and associated administration costs without notice.
11. INTERPRETATION: Unless otherwise agreed these conditions and the contract shall be subject to and construed in accordance with English Law.