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Guidance and information regarding the sensitive applications route for transgender applicants.
Find out if a role working with children is eligible for a Basic, Standard, Enhanced or Enhanced with Barred List DBS checks.
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) sets out internationally recognised codes, designated to each country and most dependent areas.
A guide to eligibility for Standard certificates, for Registered Bodies and employers.
Filtering identifies and removes protected convictions and cautions so that they are not disclosed on a DBS certificate.
Find out if a role is eligible for a Standard DBS check.
Find out if a role working with adults is eligible for a Basic, Standard, Enhanced or Enhanced with Barred List DBS check.
Find out if a role is eligible for an Enhanced DBS check in the 'Other' workforce.
Find out if a role is eligible for an Enhanced with an Adult's Barred List DBS check
DBS makes considered decisions about whether somebody should be barred from engaging in regulated activity.
Information around our Partnership and Engagement team and Regional Outreach service.
Find out if a role is eligible for an Enhanced DBS check without a Children's Barred List check.
Guidance for referred individuals including why they may have been referred and what happens next.
The DBS check application process for volunteers, for Basic, Standard and Enhanced DBS checks.
Filtering rules for certain cautions and convictions that can be removed from a DBS certificate.
Ofsted’s position on Disclosure and Barring (DBS) checks for childcare providers who register with Ofsted.
Find out if a role that does not directly involve children or adults is eligible for a Standard, Enhanced or Enhanced with Barred List DBS check.
Using the e-bulk system for making multiple applications to the Disclosure and Barring Service, including how to register.
Guidance, checklist and form for making a subject access request to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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