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You can use our online services to check the progress of basic, standard or enhanced checks or view your certificate.
DBS offers a number of online services, including the Update Service, DBS online accounts and online tracking.
Guidance to help you validate the identity of a DBS check applicant and a new lead/countersignatory.
These guidelines come into effect from 22nd April 2025, however the…
Daw’r canllawiau hyn i rym o 21 Ebrill 2025, fodd bynnag, gellir…
These guidelines have been replaced by new guidance that came into effect…
Daw’r canllawiau hyn i rym o 1 Gorffennaf 2021, ond gellir defnyddio’r…
Introduction This guidance will help you validate the identity of a…
This guidance sets out how Registered Bodies (RBs) and Responsible…
Introduction The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) digital identity…
Guidance for employers about DBS checks, including how to apply, registering with the DBS and the code of practice.
Guidance for applicants on basic DBS checks, including the cost, how to share and view the result, and what information is disclosed on a basic DBS certificate.
Information regarding a DBS online account and the services available to you as a barring or basic check customer.
Offences that will never be filtered from a DBS check/certificate.
A table of rehabilitation periods for the most common sentences and disposals, and example scenarios.
Step by step guidance for applicants filling in the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) application form.
A guide to requesting a DBS certificate reprint and forms to complete.
Guides to help you identify the types of work eligible for an enhanced DBS check in each workforces, including regulated activity.
Disclosure and Barring service (DBS) guidance about making referrals. Also includes information about relevant offences.
Guidance for applicants regarding the DBS update service, including how to join and how to renew your subscription.
A guide to eligibility for standard certificates, for Registered Bodies and employers.
As an employer, you can access the Update Service to do status checks on an individual’s standard or enhanced DBS certificate, if they've joined the service.
A list of Responsible Organisations and their responsibilities
This guidance covers the role that the police play in the DBS checking process.
A collection of guidance and policy documents relating to the submission of basic checks, for Responsible Organisations.
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) sets out internationally recognised codes, designated to each country and most dependent areas.
Guidance and information regarding the sensitive applications route for transgender applicants.
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