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Guidance and information regarding the sensitive applications route for transgender applicants.
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) sets out internationally recognised codes, designated to each country and most dependent areas.
Filtering identifies and removes protected convictions and cautions so that they are not disclosed on a DBS certificate.
Guidance leaflets relating to eligibility and other DBS services and products.
DBS makes considered decisions about whether somebody should be barred from engaging in regulated activity.
Guidance for referred individuals including why they may have been referred and what happens next.
Filtering rules for certain cautions and convictions that can be removed from a DBS certificate.
Guidance, checklist and form for making a subject access request to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Using the e-bulk system for making multiple applications to the Disclosure and Barring Service, including how to register.
The DBS check application process for volunteers, for basic, standard and enhanced DBS checks.
This flowchart will help you decide if you need to make a referral to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Ofsted’s position on Disclosure and Barring (DBS) checks for childcare providers who register with Ofsted.
Information around our Partnership and Engagement team and Regional Outreach service.
In certain circumstances you have a right to have personal data held about you erased. This is known as the right to erasure.
Case law from challenges to the disclosure of information under Part V of the Police Act 1997.
Version 10 of the quality assurance framework (QAF) came into force on 1st April 2026.
This privacy notice covers personal data collected during the recruitment, security clearance and on-boarding process.
These documents contain terms and conditions for individuals and organisations who use DBS online services.
Information around which organisation to use for criminal record checks in the UK and overseas.
A step by step guide for countersignatories completing the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) application form.
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