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A checklist for countersignatories to help applicants join the Update Service quickly and easily.
Ofsted’s position on Disclosure and Barring (DBS) checks for childcare providers who register with Ofsted.
This flowchart will help you decide if you need to make a referral to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Using the e-bulk system for making multiple applications to the Disclosure and Barring Service, including how to register.
A step by step guide for countersignatories completing the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) application form.
Information around which organisation to use for criminal record checks in the UK and overseas.
This factsheet provides a brief overview of manual DBS certificates, and how they differ from automated certificates.
To coincide with the launch of the Home Office Stop! Think Fraud campaign, the Disclosure & Barring Service is providing support to job seekers for a safer employment search.
Application form inserts to tell applicants directly about the Update Service and online tracking.
Quarterly summary of how disclosure units have performed against published service standards, and average turnaround times for DBS checks at each police force.
Form to be printed and completed by barring customers that would like someone else to act on their behalf.
Information around our Partnership and Engagement team and Regional Outreach service.
These documents contain terms and conditions for individuals and organisations who use DBS online services.
Guidance, checklist and form for making a subject access request to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
DBS is putting jobseekers on alert for the scams that could leave them victims of theft and fraud.
A collaboration between safeguarding experts has led to the publication of a best practice recruitment resource for the social care sector.
The publication scheme details the information that DBS publishes and explains how to obtain that information.
A table of rehabilitation periods for the most common sentences and disposals applied to checks processed until 27 October 2023, and example scenarios.
Information on the handling process for DBS certificates.
The Disclosure and Barring Service is playing a vital role in helping ensure the highest standards of safeguarding across the education sector.
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