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COVID-19: Additional guidance added

The COVID-19 guidance provides extra information around roles eligible for the free-of-charge enhanced DBS checks and emergency Barred List checks.

• From: Disclosure and Barring Service
• Published: 23 October 2020

This news article was withdrawn on 16 May 2023

This guidance has been withdrawn in line with government legislation. The DBS COVID Fast and Free service ended on 11 May 2023.

The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) has published an additional guidance document in relation to the free-of-charge enhanced DBS checks and emergency checks of the Barred Lists, which were introduced as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

The guidance, which can be found here, looks at the circumstances that must be met in order for an individual to be eligible for one of these checks, and provides a number of example scenarios.

Published 23 October 2020