


It is up to an employer to decide if and when a new check is needed on their staff and volunteers.Īpplicants and employers can use the DBS update service to keep a certificate up to date or carry out checks on a potential employee’s certificate.

Any information included will be accurate on the date and for the particular purpose that the check was carried out.

Guidance around the eligibility of roles for different levels of DBS checks is available from the Disclosure & Barring Service here. Certain roles will require a higher level of DBS check. There are different levels of DBS check (see below). This list gives examples of roles requiring a DBS check, but is not exhaustive: instructors, teachers, coaches, activity leaders, healthcare workers, dental staff, social work staff, child minders, anyone working or volunteering in a school, nursery, children’s home or childcare premises, anyone providing healthcare or personal care, and anyone who assists with the managing of another individual’s affairs or finances. Do I need a DBS check on my staff or volunteers?ĭBS checks are required for staff and volunteers involved with your organisation who are over the age of 16 and have direct and unsupervised access to, or work directly with, children or vulnerable adults. Voluntary Action Swindon is an umbrella body which carries out DBS checks for charities at a discounted rate. If your organisation carries out fewer than 100 DBS checks in a year, you will need to get these checks done through an umbrella body. You may be required to carry out a DBS check on paid and voluntary roles if they involve working with children or vulnerable adults. This is done through DBS checks on applicants, which reveal details of any relevant convictions, cautions, reprimands and warnings the applicant has received. The purpose of the DBS is to help employers to make safer recruitment decisions and prevent unsuitable people from working with children and vulnerable adults. The Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) was formed in 2012, replacing the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) and Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA).
