A DBS Basic application is for an applicant working or residing in England and wales.
A Disclosure Scotland basic application is for an applicant working or residing in Scotland.
You can also get a basic DBS check if you live in Northern Ireland or Scotland but the job you’re applying for is in England or Wales.
Please register to carry out your check or you can call for help on 03301 355 855.
A Basic check for employment is processed via DBS (England or Wales), DS (Scotland) or ANI (Northern Ireland) and is based on where you’re going to or already work, under the relevant Rehabilitation of Offenders Act. Organisations may require Basic checks to meet employment security standards.
A Standard check is available only to organisations. It is not available to individuals or the self-employed. A Standard check can only be applied for roles included in the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 Exceptions (Order) 1975 as amended. An employer’s Standard check will be processed via the DBS (England or Wales), DS (Scotland) or ANI (Northern Ireland) and is determined by where the employer is based.
An Enhanced check is only available to employers for certain roles for example in healthcare or childcare. It is not available to individuals or self-employed. An Enhanced check can only be applied for roles included in the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 Exceptions (Order) 1975 as amended and are also covered by the Police Act 1997 or Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) Regulations 2013/1194 An employers Enhanced check will be processed via the DBS (England or Wales), DS (Scotland) or ANI (Northern Ireland) and is determined by where the employer is based.
An Enhanced with barring list check is applicable for positions involving regulated activity, barred list information (child, adult or both) will be included as part of the enhanced disclosure certificate (now known as an “enhanced check for regulated activity”). However, it is important to realise that even if a position now falls outside the revised definition of regulated activity, it may still be entitled to an enhanced check (now known as an “enhanced DBS check”). This is because the previous employment and voluntary roles which were subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) and the Police Act 1997 have not changed.
A Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) membership scheme is managed and delivered by Disclosure Scotland. It checks for people whose behaviour makes them unsuitable to work with children and/or protected adults.
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| Type of check | Unspent Convictions under the terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 | Spent and unspent convictions , cautions, reprimands and warnings that are held on the Police National Computer, which are not subject to filtering | Non-conviction information supplied by relevant police forces, if it is deemed relevant and ought to be contained in the certificate | Child / adult barring |
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| Enhanced with barring list check subject to eligibility | ||||
| PVG Membership |
