
An Enhanced DBS check is also suitable for a small number of other roles such as taxi licence applications or people working in the Gambling Commission. Enhanced DBS checkĪn Enhanced DBS check is suitable for people working with children or adults in certain circumstances such as those in receipt of healthcare or personal care. This is then sent to DBS through a Registered Body. There must be a recruiting organisation who needs the applicant to get the check. The certificate will contain details of both spent and unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands and warnings that are held on the Police National Computer, which are not subject to filtering.Īn individual cannot apply for a standard check by themselves. Standard DBS checkĪ Standard DBS check is suitable for certain roles, such as a security guard. The certificate will contain details of convictions and conditional cautions that are considered to be unspent under the terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.Īn individual can apply for a Basic check directly to DBS through our online application route, or an employer can apply for a basic check on an individual’s behalf, through a Responsible Organisation, if they have consent. Basic DBS checkĪ Basic DBS check is for any purpose, including employment.

The information contained on each type of check is different. Employers can then ask to see the certificate to ensure that they are recruiting suitable people into their organisation. There are four types of DBS check, and each type results in a DBS certificate being issued to an individual.

Our disclosure teams carry out DBS checks (previously known as CRB, or criminal record checks). DBS also maintains the Adults’ and Children’s Barred Lists, and makes considered decisions as to whether an individual should be included on one or both of these lists and barred from engaging in regulated activity. The Disclosure and Barring Service ( DBS) helps employers make safer recruitment decisions each year by processing and issuing DBS checks for England, Wales, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.
