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You can ask the police to check if someone that has contact with a child has a record of sexual offences.
Who can check your criminal record for a role, the application process and how to recognise a genuine certificate.
Employers can check your criminal record no matter what role you apply…
You need to fill in an online or paper form, depending on the type of…
Employer checking service (ECS): check your employee or potential employee's immigration employment status
This guidance covers the role that the police play in the DBS checking process.
You must check that a tenant or lodger can legally rent your residential property in England.
A list of Responsible Organisations and their responsibilities
A patent registers your invention and lets you take legal action against anyone who makes, uses, sells or imports your invention without your permission.
How often you must get equipment checked for leaks if it contains hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) - a type of ozone-depleting substance (ODS).
Your responsibilities to check equipment for fluorinated gas (F gas) leaks.
Guidance on intensified official controls and imposed checks at the EU border. Understand what happens, who to contact and what you need to do.
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