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As part of National Safeguarding Week in Wales, the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is providing its expertise to support organisations make safer recruitment decisions.
Information highlighting the importance and benefits, for employers (particularly those in employment sectors not classed as providing regulated activity) in obtaining a DBS basic check for their employees.
Version 9 of the quality assurance framework (QAF) came into force on 17 June 2013.
Guidance leaflets relating to eligibility and other DBS services and products.
A table of rehabilitation periods for the most common sentences and disposals applied to checks processed until 27 October 2023, and example scenarios.
Changes to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 implemented by DBS.
Filtering rules for certain cautions and convictions that can be removed from a DBS certificate.
Filtering identifies and removes protected convictions and cautions so that they are not disclosed on a DBS certificate.
A table of rehabilitation periods for the most common sentences and disposals, and example scenarios.
Changes to the filtering rules that came in to force on October 28 2023, the following page explains the potential impact on DBS customers
DBS' Associate Director for Innovation discusses the role of AI and automation to support our customer service colleagues and enhance customers' experiences.
This procedure aims to encourage staff confidence in raising perceived wrongdoing within the Disclosure and Barring Service, and to ensure the concerns are dealt with correctly.
Disclosure and Barring Service's social media house rules outline how we will engage with customers and the behaviours we expect from users.
This is the annual report of the Independent Monitor for the period January to December 2022.
The Disclosure and Barring Service is playing a vital role in helping ensure the highest standards of safeguarding across the education sector.
DBS is helping summer activity providers, to keep children safe over the holidays
Annual report and accounts for the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) from 2022 to 2023.
A guide to eligibility for standard certificates, for Registered Bodies and employers.
As part of our commitment at DBS to provide a high standard of customer service, we welcome comments and suggestions as to how we can continuously improve.
The refreshed five-year strategy remains focussed on quality and safeguarding.
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