Guidance

Applicant's introduction to the decision-making process for enhanced criminal record checks

Guidance on how the police make the decision to include locally-held information on an enhanced DBS certificate.

• From: Disclosure and Barring Service
• Published: 14 November 2012
• Last updated: 25 March 2014 — See all updates

Documents

An applicant's introduction to the decision-making process for enhanced criminal record checks

Ref: March 2014

PDF, 646 KB, 15 pages

This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.

Request an accessible format.

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email communications@dbs.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Details

Guidance on how the police make the decision to include locally-held information on an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) certificate.

Published 14 November 2012
Last updated 25 March 2014 + show all updates

1. 25 March 2014

   Removed references to quality assurance framework (QAF)/stage 1 barring referrals. This is now withdrawn.

2. 16 January 2014

   Updated to the latest version. Includes information about filtering on criminal record checks.

3. 14 November 2012

   First published.