Guidance

DBS barring referrals flowchart

This flowchart will help you decide if you need to make a referral to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

• From: Disclosure and Barring Service
• Published: 10 May 2013
• Last updated: 26 November 2025
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  1. 26 November 2025

     Flowchart has been updated to replace 'an education and library board (NI)' with 'an education authority (NI'). The accessible version has also been made more accessible by being reformatted into a HTML document.

  2. 21 August 2020

     Updated flowchart added.

  3. 10 May 2013

     First published.

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DBS referrals: flowchart

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Flowchart to help with decisions around making a referral to DBS.