The DBS annual quality account provides an assessment of quality assurance activity within DBS, and the impact of this activity throughout 2023-24.
Disclosure Barring Service
- Guidance: MOT special notice 03-24: MOT testing service access and applied parking brake tests
- Guidance: MOT special notice 04-24: MOT inspection manual and testing guide updates
- Press release: PM meeting with Chief Minister Picardo of Gibraltar: 21 November 2024
- Speech: PM remarks at UK-Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council: 21 November 2024
- Transparency data: Business and Property Courts Rolls Building Cause List
- Transparency data: Royal Courts of Justice Cause List
- Transparency data: County Court at Central London
- Corporate report: Government Actuary's Department annual report and accounts 2023 to 2024
- Notice: Temple Bridge safety works 2024: river restriction notice
- Corporate report: Fisheries annual report 2023 to 2024: how we spend fishing licence income
The Disclosure and Barring Service is changing its fees, in order to meet the increased operational costs of delivering DBS’ safeguarding service.
This is the annual report of the Independent Monitor for the period January to December 2023.
Information about the status of current and future procurement opportunities.
This is the annual report of the Independent Monitor for the period January to December 2023.
Ofsted’s position on Disclosure and Barring (DBS) checks for childcare providers who register with Ofsted.
Quarterly datasets showing statistics against internal performance standards. These apply to DBS checks, the Update Service, and disputes.
Quarterly dataset showing statistics against revised internal performance standards. These apply to barring cases and appeals against barring decisions.
The barring decision-making process at DBS, including information about barring appeals and reviews.
Register of interests for the board members of the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Data on senior officials’ business expenses, including hospitality and travel.
Register of interests for the board members of the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Register of interests for the board members of the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
A summary of the Freedom of Information (FOI) requests received by DBS.
Information around our Partnership and Engagement team and Regional Outreach service.
Guidance for applicants on basic DBS checks, including the cost, how to share and view the result, and what information is disclosed on a basic DBS certificate.
Better Hiring Toolkit aims to set the benchmark for construction organisations, assessing their current policies and procedures to make better informed recruitment decisions.
Better Hiring Toolkit aims to set the benchmark for construction organisations, assessing their current policies and procedures to make better informed recruitment decisions.
Disclosure and Barring service (DBS) guidance about making referrals. Also includes information about relevant offences.
Registration is open for DBS Virtual Conference 2024. The free conference will provide essential insight into the current and future safeguarding landscape.
Information around our Partnership and Engagement team and Regional Outreach service.
A collection of the Disclosure and Barring Service's (DBS) Privacy Policies in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
This privacy notice covers personal data collected during the recruitment, security clearance and on-boarding process.
Register of interests for the board members of the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Register of interests for the board members of the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Definitions and full lists of professional and competent bodies.
Register of interests for the board members of the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Disclosure and Barring service (DBS) guidance about making referrals. Also includes information about relevant offences.
The Disclosure and Barring Service business plan 2024-25 focuses on our objectives for the next 12 months, in line with our five-year strategy.
A list of Responsible Organisations and their responsibilities.
The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) has launched a new Customer Satisfaction Survey, to collect feedback from Disclosure and Customer Service customers.
A list of Responsible Organisations and their responsibilities.
A list of Responsible Organisations and their responsibilities.
A summary of the Freedom of Information (FOI) requests received by DBS.
Disclosure and Barring service (DBS) guidance about making referrals. Also includes information about relevant offences.
The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) has launched a new Supporting Safer Sports campaign, providing resources to those working and volunteering in sports.
Register of interests for the board members of the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
A list of Responsible Organisations and their responsibilities.
Disclosure and Barring service (DBS) guidance about making referrals. Also includes information about relevant offences.
Guidance leaflets relating to eligibility and other DBS services and products.
Quarterly datasets showing statistics against internal performance standards. These apply to DBS checks, the Update Service, and disputes.
Quarterly dataset showing statistics against revised internal performance standards. These apply to barring cases and appeals against barring decisions.
These documents inform organisations of the technical specifications for e-bulk logical business messages.
These documents inform organisations of their business roles and responsibilities when using e-bulk.
Register of interests for the board members of the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
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