Research and statistics

Quarterly dataset showing statistics against revised internal performance standards. These apply to barring cases and appeals against barring decisions.

• Document type: Official Statistics
• Part of a collection: DBS performance and metrics
• Organisation: Disclosure and Barring Service
• Updated: 25 January 2024

Quarterly datasets showing statistics against internal performance standards. These apply to DBS checks, the Update Service, and disputes.

• Document type: Official Statistics
• Part of a collection: DBS performance and metrics
• Organisation: Disclosure and Barring Service
• Updated: 25 January 2024

Report and recommendations of the independent review carried out by Simon Bailey CBE, QPM.

• Document type: Independent report
• Organisation: Disclosure and Barring Service and 1 others
• Updated: 26 May 2023

• Independent Review of the Disclosure and Barring Regime (accessible)

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Monthly log of Freedom of Information requests handled by DBS during 2021.

• Document type: Statistical data set
• Organisation: Disclosure and Barring Service
• Updated: 28 April 2021

Monthly log of Freedom of Information requests handled by DBS during 2020.

• Document type: Statistical data set
• Organisation: Disclosure and Barring Service
• Updated: 22 January 2021

This report summarises analysis to help inform proposed amendments to Part V of the Police Act 1997 on changes to Disclosure and Barring Service disclosure rules.

• Document type: Research
• Part of a collection: Crime research and analysis
• Organisation: Home Office
• Updated: 9 September 2020

Monthly log of Freedom of Information requests handled by DBS from May 2018 to April 2019.

• Document type: Statistical data set
• Organisation: Disclosure and Barring Service
• Updated: 13 May 2019