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The Disclosure and Barring Service helps employers make safer recruitment decisions. DBS is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Home Office .
What Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks you need to have in place and how Ofsted will check the use of the DBS checks and certificates on inspection.
Updated definition of regulated activity for adults.
Guidance for referred individuals including why they may have been referred and what happens next.
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) guidance about referrals, barred lists and barring decision making.
How to request a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check for a potential employee: types of DBS check, how to request a check, how much it costs, how long it takes.
How to make representations to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) when you are being considered for barring.
Report and recommendations of the independent review carried out by Simon Bailey CBE, QPM.
A collection of guidance documents and information about DBS checks and processes.
How to get a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if you want to look after children for a living: who needs a check, what it costs and how long it takes.
Reporting a person who cannot work with children or vulnerable adults
DBS approach to witnesses and any approved supporters attending hearings of the upper tribunal or care tribunal in Northern Ireland.
Appeal a mistake on a criminal record check certificate or appeal a decision on DBS's list of people who are barred from certain roles
Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Church on 19 March 2024.
Ofsted’s position on Disclosure and Barring (DBS) checks for childcare providers who register with Ofsted.
Who can check your criminal record for a role, the application process and how to recognise a genuine certificate.
DBS offers a range of careers, from working with the public to roles supporting operational areas of the business.
Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Jacobs on 26 January 2024.
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