Hi, the police checks have different costs depending on what you ask for. Mine was to teach young children and cost £35 my wifes was to work in a finance department and cost £45 due to handling money. I have to disagree with the timescale though as both ours were returned within 2 weeks of application. Garry MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.