Official Statistics

DBS dataset 1: DBS checks, the DBS Update Service, and disputes

Quarterly datasets showing statistics against internal performance standards. These apply to DBS checks, the Update Service, and disputes.

• From: Disclosure and Barring Service
• Published: 9 June 2015
• Last updated: 3 August 2026
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  1. 3 August 2026

     DBS dataset 1: April 2026 to June 2026 has been uploaded

  2. 27 April 2026

     DBS dataset 1: January 2026 to March 2026 has been uploaded

  3. 29 January 2026

     DBS dataset 1: October 2025 to December 2025 has been uploaded

  4. 29 October 2025

     DBS dataset 1: July 2025 to September 2025 has been uploaded

  5. 25 July 2025

     Dataset for April 2025 to June 2025 uploaded.

  6. 23 April 2025

     Dataset for Jan-March 2025 uploaded.

  7. 24 January 2025

     Dataset for October-December 2024 has been uploaded.

  8. 31 October 2024

     Dataset for June-September 2024 has been added

  9. 30 July 2024

     Addition of the 'DBS dataset 1: April 2024 to June 2024'

  10. 8 May 2024

      Update for January 2024 to March 2024 included.

  11. 8 May 2024

      DBS dataset 1: January 2024 to March 2024 - document added.

  12. 25 January 2024

      The DBS dataset 1: October 2023 to December 2023 has been added.

  13. 26 October 2023

      Addition of data from July 2023 to September 2023.

  14. 27 July 2023

      Upload of the April 2023 to June 2023 dataset.

  15. 24 April 2023

      Uploaded the publication scheme dataset for January 2023 to March 2023.

  16. 30 January 2023

      Update to DBS dataset 1: DBS checks, the DBS Update Service, and disputes

  17. 24 October 2022

      Dataset 1 updated to include data up to and including September 2022.

  18. 1 September 2022

      Dataset added for quarter 1, April 2022 to June 2022.

  19. 23 May 2022

      Dataset updated to include data up to March 2022.

  20. 8 February 2022

      Updated latest dataset to include September to December 2021 figures

  21. 5 November 2021

      Dataset updated to include data up to September 2021.

  22. 18 August 2021

      Information from April 2021 to June 2021 added. Dataset 1 has also been updated to include disputes information, alongside the existing data around DBS checks and the DBS Update Service. Disputes information was originally detailed within dataset 2, but these have now been merged.

  23. 28 April 2021

      Dataset updated to include data up to and including March 2021.

  24. 3 September 2020

      Data added for April 2020 to June 2020.

  25. 11 May 2020

      Dataset added for April 2019 to March 2020.

  26. 11 February 2020

      Data updated, up to and including December 2019.

  27. 31 October 2019

      Dataset added covering April 2019 to September 2019.

  28. 28 May 2019

      Most up-to-date figures added.

  29. 7 August 2018

      Updated Information added for April-June 2018

  30. 30 April 2018

      Dataset for March 2017 - March 2018 updated.

  31. 10 January 2018

      Dataset added for April 2017 to March 2018.

  32. 10 July 2017

      New data uploaded

  33. 27 March 2017

      Added data for February 2017.

  34. 10 March 2017

      Added data for January 2017.

  35. 31 January 2017

      Added data for December 2016.

  36. 20 January 2017

      Added data for November 2016

  37. 24 November 2016

      Added data for October 2016.

  38. 27 October 2016

      Added data for September 2016.

  39. 27 September 2016

      Added data for August 2016.

  40. 26 July 2016

      Data added for June 2016.

  41. 12 July 2016

      Added new data for May 2016.

  42. 20 May 2016

      Added new data for April 2016.

  43. 28 April 2016

      Added new data for March 2016.

  44. 23 March 2016

      Added new data for February 2016.

  45. 25 February 2016

      Added statistics for January 2016.

  46. 28 January 2016

      Added statistics for December 2015.

  47. 4 January 2016

      Added statistics for November 2015.

  48. 1 December 2015

      Added the latest figures up to October 2015.

  49. 5 November 2015

      Added the latest figures up to September 2015.

  50. 28 September 2015

      Added the latest figures up to August 2015.

  51. 9 June 2015

      First published.

Documents

DBS dataset 1: April 2026 to June 2026

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 676 KB

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DBS dataset 1: January 2026 to March 2026

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DBS dataset 1: October 2025 to December 2025

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DBS dataset 1: July 2025 to September 2025

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DBS dataset 1: April 2025 to June 2025

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DBS dataset 1: January 2025 to March 2025

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DBS dataset 1: October 2024 to December 2024

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DBS dataset 1: July 2024 to September 2024

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DBS dataset 1: April 2024 to June 2024

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DBS dataset 1: January 2024 to March 2024

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DBS dataset 1: October 2023 to December 2023

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DBS dataset 1: April 2023 to September 2023

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DBS dataset 1: April 2022 to March 2023

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DBS dataset 1: April 2021 to March 2022

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DBS dataset 1: April 2020 to March 2021

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DBS dataset 1: April 2019 to March 2020

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DBS dataset 1: April 2018 to March 2019

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DBS dataset 1: April 2017 to March 2018

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DBS dataset 1: April 2016 to March 2017

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DBS dataset 1: April 2015 - March 2016

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DBS dataset 1: 2014 to March 2015

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Details

From April 2021, dataset 1 shows information around DBS checks, the Update Service, and disputes.