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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
The DBS check application process for volunteers, for basic, standard and enhanced DBS checks.
Guidance and information regarding the sensitive applications route for transgender applicants.
DBS makes considered decisions about whether somebody should be barred from engaging in regulated activity.
Guidance leaflets relating to eligibility and other DBS services and products.
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.
This flowchart will help you decide if you need to make a referral to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
A checklist for countersignatories to help applicants join the Update Service quickly and easily.
A step by step guide for countersignatories completing the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) application form.
Using the e-bulk system for making multiple applications to the Disclosure and Barring Service, including how to register.
Ofsted’s position on Disclosure and Barring (DBS) checks for childcare providers who register with Ofsted.
Guidance, checklist and form for making a subject access request to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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.
These documents contain terms and conditions for individuals and organisations who use DBS online services.
A table of rehabilitation periods for the most common sentences and disposals applied to checks processed until 27 October 2023, and example scenarios.
This factsheet provides a brief overview of manual DBS certificates, and how they differ from automated certificates.
Version 9 of the quality assurance framework (QAF) came into force on 17 June 2013.
Information on the handling process for DBS certificates.
How to make representations to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) when you are being considered for barring.
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