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Filtering identifies and removes protected convictions and cautions so that they are not disclosed on a DBS certificate.
The DBS check application process for volunteers, for basic, standard and enhanced DBS checks.
DBS makes considered decisions about whether somebody should be barred from engaging in regulated activity.
Filtering rules for certain cautions and convictions that can be removed from a DBS certificate.
Guidance for referred individuals including why they may have been referred and what happens next.
Using the e-bulk system for making multiple applications to the Disclosure and Barring Service, including how to register.
Ofsted鈥檚 position on Disclosure and Barring (DBS) checks for childcare providers who register with Ofsted.
This flowchart will help you decide if you need to make a referral to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Guidance, checklist and form for making a subject access request to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
A step by step guide for countersignatories completing the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) application form.
A checklist for countersignatories to help applicants join the Update Service quickly and easily.
Information around which organisation to use for criminal record checks in the UK and overseas.
Application form inserts to tell applicants directly about the Update Service and online tracking.
Information around our Partnership and Engagement team and Regional Outreach service.
Information on the handling process for DBS certificates.
These documents contain terms and conditions for individuals and organisations who use DBS online services.
Changes to the filtering rules that came in to force on October 28 2023, the following page explains the potential impact on DBS customers
This privacy notice covers personal data collected during the recruitment, security clearance and on-boarding process.
Version 9 of the quality assurance framework (QAF) came into force on 17 June 2013.
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