From the
Home Office website:
The CRB was established under part five of the Police Act 1997(Opens in a new window) and was launched in March 2002. The CRB ceased operating on 30 November 2012, and has merged with the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) to create the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Cost for prooving suitability can be found on this page of the
government.uk website