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DBS application form: guide for applicants

Step by step guidance for applicants filling in the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) application form.

• From: Disclosure and Barring Service
• Published: 20 November 2012
• Last updated: 21 September 2018 — See all updates

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DBS application form: guide for applicants

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Cyfarwyddyd i'r ymgeisydd ar gwblhau'r ffurflen gais DBS

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Applicants (job candidates) can’t do a criminal records check on themselves.

You will need to get an application form from the employer who asked you for a DBS check. Find out more about the DBS check process.

You can read our guidelines on what to do if you have an unusual address and what the DBS definition of a volunteer is.

You will need to provide ID documents to the person who asked you to apply for a DBS check.

Published 20 November 2012
Last updated 21 September 2018 + show all updates

1. 21 September 2018

   Email addresses updated in line with recent changes.

2. 17 February 2015

   Added a link to more information about the DBS check process.

3. 16 December 2014

   Added a link to the page to explain the DBS definition of a volunteer.

4. 22 April 2014

   Added a link to the unusual addresses guidance.

5. 16 October 2013

   Added a Welsh version of the guide.

6. 16 July 2013

   New version added

7. 29 May 2013

   Updated document.

8. 20 May 2013

   Correct guidance added.

9. 20 November 2012

   First published.