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Guidance and information regarding the sensitive applications route for transgender applicants.
Guidance leaflets relating to eligibility and other DBS services and products.
Filtering identifies and removes protected convictions and cautions so that they are not disclosed on a DBS certificate.
DBS makes considered decisions about whether somebody should be barred from engaging in regulated activity.
Guidance for referred individuals including why they may have been referred and what happens next.
Filtering rules for certain cautions and convictions that can be removed from a DBS certificate.
Using the e-bulk system for making multiple applications to the Disclosure and Barring Service, including how to register.
A checklist for countersignatories to help applicants join the Update Service quickly and easily.
This flowchart will help you decide if you need to make a referral to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Information around which organisation to use for criminal record checks in the UK and overseas.
Ofsted’s position on Disclosure and Barring (DBS) checks for childcare providers who register with Ofsted.
Guidance, checklist and form for making a subject access request to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
A step by step guide for countersignatories completing the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) application form.
Application form inserts to tell applicants directly about the Update Service and online tracking.
A table of rehabilitation periods for the most common sentences and disposals applied to checks processed until 27 October 2023, and example scenarios.
In certain circumstances you have a right to have personal data held about you erased. This is known as the right to erasure.
Information on the handling process for DBS certificates.
The Disclosure and Barring Service has developed a multiple status check facility for employers.
These documents contain terms and conditions for individuals and organisations who use DBS online services.
Guidance on how the police make the decision to include locally-held information on an enhanced DBS certificate.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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