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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…
When you have to take an ADI standards check (check test), what happens at the test and how your grade is decided.
The approved driving instructor (ADI) standards check assesses your…
You’ll get a letter from DVSA when you need to book your approved driving…
You must take: your approved driving instructor (ADI) registration…
A Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) examiner will watch you…
After you give the lesson, the examiner will discuss your performance and…
The approved driving instructor (ADI) standards check replaced the ADI…
Guidance for employers about DBS checks, including how to apply, registering with the DBS and the code of practice.
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.
Provides data collected on travellers departing and arriving in the UK as part of the Home Office exit checks programme.
A guide to eligibility for standard certificates, for Registered Bodies and employers.
A collection of guidance documents and information about DBS checks and processes.
Find out how inland pre-clearance checks affect you and what you need to do when we carry out checks on your goods.
What to do if any of the checks you make give cause for concern.
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
How we review the information landlords are required to send to us
Guidance on basic DBS checks including how to apply, the cost and what information is disclosed on a basic certificate.
What you need to check inside and outside of the vehicle when you do a bus, coach or other public service vehicle (PSV) walkaround check.
You must make sure your car, motorcycle or other vehicle is safe to drive (‘roadworthy’) all year round.
Management systems, policies and checks you need in place at your MOT centre to make sure MOT testing is done to the right standard.
Advice for employers carrying out right to work checks during the coronavirus pandemic.
Being stopped by the police or DVSA - fixed penalties, roadside prohibitions, driving without an operator's licence, immobilisation and impounding.
Controls on UK food and feed imports, checks and inspections of high-risk food at UK borders, fees and documentation for importers.
What you need standard operating procedures for, the role of animal welfare officers, livestock unit limits and record keeping in slaughterhouses.
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