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Statutory guidance for schools and colleges on safeguarding children and safer recruitment.
This guidance explains what providers of children’s homes must do under the law when recruiting and employing staff.
An FOI disclosure about safeguarding children and safer recruitment in education.
A collaboration between safeguarding experts has led to the publication of a best practice recruitment resource for the social care sector.
The DBS 'Making Recruitment Safer' campaign promotes the support available from our Regional Outreach service.
Guidance for employers about DBS checks, including how to apply, registering with the DBS and the code of practice.
The campaign aims to promote the support that DBS can provide to employers.
The Disclosure and Barring Service helps employers make safer recruitment decisions. DBS is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Home Office .
DBS is working with Premier League clubs to look at the work we do, and how we can work together with safer recruitment in mind.
How the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) provides criminal records checking and barring functions to help employers make safer recruitment decisions.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Both organisations are providing free training to support people working across the adult social care sector.
How FE providers can hire teachers who are not UK or Irish nationals.
DBS prepares to host a free, virtual conference featuring a range of expert speakers sharing insights to support better safeguarding decision-making.
As part of National Safeguarding Week in Wales, the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is providing its expertise to support organisations make safer recruitment decisions.
To coincide with the launch of the Home Office Stop! Think Fraud campaign, the Disclosure & Barring Service is providing support to job seekers for a safer employment search.
This partnership will allow DBS to support the safe recruitment of staff and volunteers.
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