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Regulators share tips on giving with confidence to registered charities this festive season

• Updated: 2 December 2025

Who can check your criminal record for a role, the application process and how to recognise a genuine certificate.

• Who can check your criminal record

  Employers can check your criminal record no matter what role you apply…

• Checking process

  You need to fill in an online or paper form, depending on the type of…

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.

• Checks you can make on someone's record

  Employers can check the criminal record of someone applying for a role.…

• Get a basic DBS check for an employee

  You can request a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check on behalf of…

• Get a standard or enhanced DBS check for an employee

  How you request a standard or enhanced check depends on how many checks…

It is illegal for your employer to pay you below the National Living Wage, so check your pay and talk to your manager to make sure you’re getting the wages you are entitled to.

• Updated: 19 October 2023

This publication sets out rules for digital verification services supporting employers who choose to conduct digital right to work checks.

• Updated: 1 December 2025

Attorney General's jury vetting guidelines on when to use of right of stand by and what procedure to follow.

• Updated: 30 November 2012

Use this service to check your files for formatting errors before submitting annual returns for employment related securities.

• Updated: 18 December 2024

You must check that a tenant or lodger can legally rent your residential property in England.

Number of NHS Health Check offers and uptake data covering April to June 2021.

• Updated: 7 September 2021

Use the online tool throughout a check to guide you through each stage and to access the support available.

• Updated: 30 September 2025