Disclosure and Barring Service

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non-departmental public body public body

The Disclosure and Barring Service is a UK public body that conducts criminal record and background checks to help employers make safer recruitment decisions, particularly for roles involving children and vulnerable adults.

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Surface form Occurrences
Criminal Records Bureau and Independent Safeguarding Authority (combined functions) 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf non-departmental public body ⓘ
public body ⓘ
abbreviation DBS ⓘ
areaOfLaw criminal records ⓘ
safeguarding law ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
decisionType whether to place individuals on barred lists ⓘ
doesNotCover Northern Ireland ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
employerRequirement DBS checks for regulated activity with adults ⓘ
DBS checks for regulated activity with children ⓘ
focus safeguarding children ⓘ
safeguarding vulnerable adults ⓘ
formedByMergerOf Criminal Records Bureau ⓘ
Independent Safeguarding Authority ⓘ
formerlyKnownAs Disclosure and Barring Service self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Criminal Records Bureau and Independent Safeguarding Authority (combined functions)
headquartersLocation Darlington ⓘ
Liverpool ⓘ
industry background screening ⓘ
public safety ⓘ
jurisdiction England ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
legalBasis Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 ⓘ
Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 ⓘ
monitors individuals who may pose a risk to vulnerable groups ⓘ
operatesIn England NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
parentOrganization Home Office NERFINISHED ⓘ
purpose to help employers make safer recruitment decisions ⓘ
to prevent unsuitable people from working with vulnerable groups ⓘ
region England and Wales ⓘ
regulates barred lists for working with adults ⓘ
barred lists for working with children ⓘ
replaced Criminal Records Bureau ⓘ
Independent Safeguarding Authority ⓘ
serviceProvided DBS certificates ⓘ
background checks ⓘ
barring decisions ⓘ
criminal record checks ⓘ
typeOfCheck basic DBS check ⓘ
enhanced DBS check ⓘ
enhanced DBS check with barred list ⓘ
standard DBS check ⓘ
website https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/disclosure-and-barring-service ⓘ
worksWith employers ⓘ
registered bodies ⓘ
volunteer organisations ⓘ

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Disclosure and Barring Service → formerlyKnownAs → Disclosure and Barring Service self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Criminal Records Bureau and Independent Safeguarding Authority (combined functions)
British Home Department → oversees → Disclosure and Barring Service ⓘ
subject surface form: UK Home Office
Teaching Regulation Agency → worksWith → Disclosure and Barring Service ⓘ