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The DBS check application process for volunteers, for basic, standard and enhanced DBS checks.
Guidance about filtering of certain offences from criminal record certificates (DBS checks).
For additional information you cannot fit on your Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) application form.
From 6 April 2022, IDVT will be introduced to support employers and landlords with right to work, right to rent and pre-employment DBS checks.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Filtering identifies and removes protected convictions and cautions so that they are not disclosed on a DBS certificate.
Guidance and information regarding the sensitive applications route for transgender applicants.
Appeal a mistake on a criminal record check certificate or appeal a decision on DBS's list of people who are barred from certain roles
DBS makes considered decisions about whether somebody should be barred from engaging in regulated activity.
Our Privacy Policy explains how we will use your personal data and outlines your rights under the General Data Protection Regulation.
Guidance leaflets relating to eligibility and other DBS services and products.
As part of our commitment at DBS to provide a high standard of customer service, we welcome comments and suggestions as to how we can continuously improve.
Using the e-bulk system for making multiple applications to the Disclosure and Barring Service, including how to register.
Quarterly datasets showing statistics against internal performance standards. These apply to DBS checks, the Update Service, and disputes.
If there is a mistake on your DBS certificate, the forms and guidance explain what you need to do.
Contact the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) press office if you have a media enquiry or interview request.
Filtering rules for certain cautions and convictions that can be removed from a DBS certificate.
Form to be printed and completed by barring customers that would like someone else to act on their behalf.
This flowchart will help you decide if you need to make a referral to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
This Policy explains the rights you have as a user of DBS services and how we will fulfil our obligations under the GDPR.
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