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A collection of guidance documents and information about DBS checks and processes.
You can ask the police to check if someone that has contact with a child has a record of sexual offences.
How a product complies with EU safety, health and environmental requirements, and how to place a CE marking on your product.
Find out how inland pre-clearance checks affect you and what you need to do when we carry out checks on your goods.
This guidance covers the role that the police play in the DBS checking process.
Employer checking service (ECS): check your employee or potential employee's immigration employment status
UK border control - passport checks, visas for entering, customs, transiting and layovers.
You must check that a tenant or lodger can legally rent your residential property in England.
A list of Responsible Organisations and their responsibilities
Who can check your criminal record for a role, the application process and how to recognise a genuine certificate.
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