Disclosure Barring Service
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The Board Members Code of Conduct requires that board members must ensure that no conflict of interest arises, or could reasonably be perceived to arise, between their public duties and private interests.
You can find out more about DBS board members in the management section .
Updates to this page Published 19 May 2016
Last updated 7 January 2025
+show all updates 7 January 2025 Mary Cuneen removed, no longer a board member as of 31/12/24
3 December 2024 A trustee position has been added for Barry Topham
17 October 2024 Unpaid appointments for Samantha Durrant has been updated.
11 October 2024 An unpaid office in charitable or other body has been removed for Gillian Fairfield
10 October 2024 A new public appointment has been added for the chairman
18 September 2024 A directorship has been added for Parul Kumar.
17 September 2024 Unpaid position added for Samantha Durrant.
13 September 2024 Barry Topham's information has been updated.
21 August 2024 Attachment updated with new information, names added and removed accordingly.
24 July 2024 Addition of 'Other relevant interests'.
2 January 2024 Addition of Paul Lowton who is the Interim Director of Barring Operations.
9 October 2023 Updates made to Dr Gillian Fairfield and Julian Blazeby.
19 April 2023 Updates have been made to the DBS Register of Interest.
9 February 2022 Gillian Fairfield and Neil Rhodes are no longer members of the Youth Justice Board
14 June 2021 Updated Register of Interests added.
17 April 2021 Updated register of interests added.
22 January 2021 Register of Interests updated.
6 July 2020 Register of Interests for July 2020 added.
4 June 2020 Register of Interests for 2020 added, to replace 2019's Register.
17 June 2019 Most up-to-date register of interests added.
12 July 2018 Up to date documents added
16 October 2017 Updated documents to July 2017
19 May 2016 First published.