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The Disclosure and Barring Service has developed a multiple status check facility for employers.
The barring decision-making process at DBS, including information about barring appeals and reviews.
Definitions and full lists of professional and competent bodies.
Information about accessibility of the Disclosure and Barring Service's services and documents.
Guidance on how the police make the decision to include locally-held information on an enhanced DBS certificate.
Version 9 of the quality assurance framework (QAF) came into force on 17 June 2013.
The process for making representations to the Chief Officer, regarding information that may be released on a DBS certificate.
Guidelines for DBS check applicants who don't have a straightforward address.
How to make representations to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) when you are being considered for barring.
Changes to the filtering rules that came in to force on October 28 2023, the following page explains the potential impact on DBS customers
This statutory guidance is designed to assist chief officers of police to provide the correct information for enhanced criminal record certificates.
This guidance explains what to do if you receive a DBS certificate that you did not apply for.
Information for employers on the recruitment of ex-offenders.
This factsheet provides a brief overview of manual DBS certificates, and how they differ from automated certificates.
A checklist for countersignatories to help applicants join the Update Service quickly and easily.
A video showing what information we need as part of a barring referral and why this is important.
A collection of guidance and case studies to help you decide whether an applicant can apply for a home-based position DBS check.
How to use AI tools safely and effectively when contacting DBS about applications, complaints or other enquiries.
A table of rehabilitation periods for the most common sentences and disposals applied to checks processed until 27 October 2023, and example scenarios.
This list outlines the most recent common errors made on the DBS application form and what you should do to avoid them.
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