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How to request a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check for a potential employee: types of DBS check, how to request a check, how much it costs, how long it takes.
Employers can check the criminal record of someone applying for a role.…
You can request a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check on behalf of…
How you request a standard or enhanced check depends on how many checks…
You can ask the police to check if someone that has contact with a child has a record of sexual offences.
Who can check your criminal record for a role, the application process and how to recognise a genuine certificate.
Employers can check your criminal record no matter what role you apply…
You need to fill in an online or paper form, depending on the type of…
A tool to assess the quality of annual health checks for people with learning disabilities.
The process for recruiters to review and record the progress of pre-employment checks in Civil Service Jobs vX.
A list of Responsible Organisations and their responsibilities.
Who can apply to the scheme, how the application process works, and the checks that authorities must complete.
Employer checking service (ECS): check your employee or potential employee's immigration employment status
Checks employers might need to run on job applicants, including right to work in the UK, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS - formerly CRB) checks and health checks
You must check that a tenant or lodger can legally rent your residential property in England.
Information for employers on checking EU, EEA and Swiss citizens’ right to work.
Check someone's immigration status, and that they can access services like the NHS and benefits in the UK
Population screening programmes can cause harms as well as benefits, which need to be weighed up by the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC).
Guidance on checks we will carry out on anyone associated with Ofsted-registered childcare.
What to do to protect people who come into contact with your charity through its work from abuse or mistreatment.
How local authorities should collect phonics screening check data from all local-authority-maintained schools, academies and free schools.
The checks councils must make if a guest moves in before telling the council.
This collection contains immigration staff guidance on making decisions about identity checks.
This guide sets out what population screening is, how it works, and its limitations.
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