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DBS' Contact Centre will operate under reduced hours over the Christmas and New Year period.
Guidance to help you validate the identity of a DBS check applicant and a new lead/countersignatory.
These guidelines come into effect from 1 July 2021, however the previous…
Daw’r canllawiau hyn i rym o 1 Gorffennaf 2021, ond gellir defnyddio’r…
Introduction This guidance will help you validate the identity of a…
This is the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) digital identity (ID)…
Introduction The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) digital identity…
A collection of the annual reports and accounts for the Disclosure and Barring Service.
If there is a mistake on your DBS certificate, the forms and guidance explain what you need to do.
Quarterly dataset showing statistics against revised internal performance standards. These apply to barring cases and appeals against barring decisions.
DBS offers a range of careers, from working with the public to roles supporting operational areas of the business.
Register of interests for the board members of the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
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.
Who can check your criminal record for a role, the application process and how to recognise a genuine certificate.
Use the DBS Update Service to keep your DBS check certificates up to date or check an applicant's DBS certificate (used to be called CRB checks).
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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