Criminal records checks will also be made portable between jobs to cut down on "needless bureaucracy".
The government will also keep the scope of CRB checks under review to ensure that they are not disincentivising people putting themselves forward for volunteering. The proposals will form part of the Freedoms Bill.
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said: "The Freedoms Bill will protect millions of people from state intrusion in their private lives and mark a return to common sense government.
"We inherited a messy criminal records regime that developed piecemeal and defied common sense. Our reviews concluded that the systems were not proportionate and needed to be less bureaucratic. They will now be scaled back to sensible levels while at the same time protecting vulnerable people."
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