Guidance

Checking the barred status of prisoners: PSI 05/2014

Policy and guidance on checking the barred status of prisoners for the purpose of protecting children and vulnerable adults.

• From: Ministry of Justice
• Published: 5 October 2015

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

Safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults - changes to disqualification order regime, access to information on barred status of offenders: PSI 05/2014

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Details

This prison service instruction (PSI) explains when and how prison staff should request information on the barred status of offenders from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). This is used to decide whether a prisoner can be allowed to work with children or vulnerable adults.

It includes guidance on:

• the role of the DBS
• criteria for requesting information on a prisoner
• the barred status and what it means

It also explains changes to disqualification orders, which were used before the DBS was set up.

This is a current PSI. It came into effect on 3 February 2014 and was last updated on 5 October 2015.

Published 5 October 2015