Guidance

Management of Disclosure and Barring Service certificate information

How the Immigration Advice Authority stores, uses and disposes of Disclosure and Barring Service certificate information.

• From: Immigration Advice Authority and Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner
• Published: 8 July 2014
• Last updated: 29 July 2026
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  1. 29 July 2026

     The retention section has been updated to include a reference to electronic information.

  2. 3 March 2016

     Guidance updated

  3. 8 July 2014

     First published.

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Management of Disclosure and Barring Service certificate information

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The Immigration Advice Authority Commissioner uses the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to help assess applicants applying to be immigration advisers.

This document provides information on the storage and access, handling, usage, retention and disposal of DBS information.