Press release

Disclosure and Barring Service first year anniversary

The DBS celebrates its first year anniversary

• From: Disclosure and Barring Service and The Rt Hon Lord Taylor of Holbeach CBE
• Published: 2 December 2013

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On 1 December, the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) celebrated its one-year anniversary having formed when the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) and Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) joined forces when the coalition government recommended “scaling back (security checks) to commonsense levels.

You can find out more about DBS achievements by reading the full press release.

DBS: happy to celebrate first year anniversary (PDF, 86.6 KB, 1 page)

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Published 2 December 2013