DBS
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DBS is the UK government agency responsible for helping employers make safer recruitment decisions by checking individuals’ criminal records and barring status.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| DBS canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government agency
ⓘ
public body ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| employerTypeServed |
private sector employers
ⓘ
public sector employers ⓘ voluntary sector organisations ⓘ |
| formedByMergerOf |
Criminal Records Bureau
NERFINISHED
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Independent Safeguarding Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Disclosure and Barring Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Liverpool NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
England
ⓘ
Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Police Act 1997
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 NERFINISHED ⓘ Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Home Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Home Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
crime prevention
ⓘ
protection of vulnerable groups ⓘ safeguarding ⓘ |
| regulatedActivity |
work with children
ⓘ
work with vulnerable adults ⓘ |
| replaced |
Criminal Records Bureau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Independent Safeguarding Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibility |
checking individuals’ barring status
ⓘ
checking individuals’ criminal records ⓘ helping employers make safer recruitment decisions ⓘ issuing criminal record certificates ⓘ maintaining barred lists ⓘ supporting safeguarding of children ⓘ supporting safeguarding of vulnerable adults ⓘ |
| sector | public sector ⓘ |
| serviceProvided |
barring decisions
ⓘ
basic DBS check ⓘ enhanced DBS check ⓘ enhanced DBS check with barred list information ⓘ online status checking of DBS certificates ⓘ standard DBS check ⓘ update service for DBS certificates ⓘ |
| shortName | DBS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetGroup |
children
ⓘ
vulnerable adults ⓘ |
| website | https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/disclosure-and-barring-service ⓘ |
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