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In certain circumstances you have a right to have personal data held about you erased. This is known as the right to erasure.
Information on the handling process for DBS certificates.
The new eligibility guidance applies to both staff and volunteer roles.
Information around our Partnership and Engagement team and Regional Outreach service.
Guidelines for DBS check applicants who don't have a straightforward address.
The process for making representations to the Chief Officer, regarding information that may be released on a DBS certificate.
Datasets about DBS performance, police disclosure unit performance and metrics.
DBS is putting jobseekers on alert for the scams that could leave them victims of theft and fraud.
Guidance on how the police make the decision to include locally-held information on an enhanced DBS certificate.
A video showing what information we need as part of a barring referral and why this is important.
Definitions and full lists of professional and competent bodies.
The Disclosure and Barring Service business plan 2024-25 focuses on our objectives for the next 12 months, in line with our five-year strategy.
The Disclosure and Barring Service has developed a multiple status check facility for employers.
Our Policy explains how we will use your personal data and outlines your rights under the General Data Protection Regulation.
Our Privacy Policy explains how we will use your personal data and outlines your rights under the General Data Protection Regulation.
DBS has launched its new strategy, detailing our ambitions for the next five years.
The barring decision-making process at DBS, including information about barring appeals and reviews.
These documents inform organisations of the technical specifications for e-bulk logical business messages.
The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) operates a Data Retention Policy to ensure that data is not held for longer than necessary.
DBS' Contact Centre will be closed over the bank holiday weekend and will be resuming with revised opening hours from Tuesday 2 April.
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