LFGSS CC - LFGSS Cycle Club

Right, but as mentioned before- there are a lot of DBS'd (new name for CRB) members.

Surely it would be equally simple to make sure of the availability of one of these members before a big club event (velodrome usage etc), and if none are available, then it can't be open for under 18s...

As stated elsewhere the checks relate to an organisation, and require a welfare officer for the organisation, acceptance of things like the BC "safeguarding children" stuff, etc.

I don't believe it's as simple as just saying "Frank, over there, is background checked... so we thought it'd be fine.".

Bureaucracy, by it's nature, is bureaucratic.