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How to request a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check for a potential employee: types of DBS check, how to request a check, how much it costs, how long it takes.

• Checks you can make on someone's record

  Employers can check the criminal record of someone applying for a role.…

• Get a basic DBS check for an employee

  You can request a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check on behalf of…

• Get a standard or enhanced DBS check for an employee

  How you request a standard or enhanced check depends on how many checks…

You can ask the police to check if someone that has contact with a child has a record of sexual offences.

Who can check your criminal record for a role, the application process and how to recognise a genuine certificate.

• Who can check your criminal record

  Employers can check your criminal record no matter what role you apply…

• Checking process

  You need to fill in an online or paper form, depending on the type of…

Check someone's driving record - vehicles they can drive, penalty points and disqualifications

Guidance for employers about DBS checks, including how to apply, registering with the DBS and the code of practice.

• Updated: 2 December 2024

Check someone's immigration status, and that they can access services like the NHS and benefits in the UK

How to meet our identity verification standard when verifying someone’s identity for Companies House.

• Updated: 12 March 2025

What Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks you need to have in place and how Ofsted will check the use of the DBS checks and certificates on inspection.

• Updated: 6 July 2021

When to tell a potential employer, university, college or insurance company about a criminal record, when it becomes 'spent' and what shows up on a DBS check.

• Updated: 14 November 2024