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DBS is helping summer activity providers, to keep children safe over the holidays
This statement applies to the Adult First check service provided by the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Disclosure and Barring Service performance against published service standards.
The Disclosure and Barring Service business plan 2023-24 focuses on our objectives for the next 12 months, in line with our five-year strategy.
This is the annual report of the Independent Monitor for the period January to December 2022.
The short booklet answers many frequently asked questions relating to DBS referrals.
DBS' Contact Centre will operate under reduced hours over the Christmas and New Year period.
Our Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) charter outlines our commitment to EDI.
Information around regulated activity in Northern Ireland, that isn't covered within the DBS guidance leaflets.
DBS has made several appointments to its Strategic Leadership Team.
Both organisations are providing free training to support people working across the adult social care sector.
Guidance and information about appealing a barring decision made by DBS.
These documents inform organisations of their business roles and responsibilities when using e-bulk.
This procedure aims to encourage staff confidence in raising perceived wrongdoing within the Disclosure and Barring Service, and to ensure the concerns are dealt with correctly.
A report detailing the Disclosure and Barring Service's pay gap data for 2022.
The relevant questionnaires must be completed by organisations that are third-party suppliers, handling Registered Bodies' e-bulk application data.
These framework documents replace the DBS Board Constitution.
The animation aims to improve understanding, and covers multiple parts of the DBS checking process.
DBS' Associate Director for Innovation discusses the role of AI and automation to support our customer service colleagues and enhance customers' experiences.
The report describes the work undertaken in this reporting period, the people he has worked with and his recommendations to improve the disclosure process.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
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