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The Update Service is an online subscription that lets employers carry out a free, instant online check to view the status of an existing standard or enhanced DBS certificate.

The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) has launched a video that explains the process for a standard and enhanced DBS check. The video includes a brief summary of the work we do at DBS and then focuses on how standard and enhanced certificates are produced, and the various stages each application has to go through.

The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) has worked with a number of organisations to create an animated ‘guide to DBS checks’ video, and accompanying leaflet. The animation aims to improve understanding, and covers multiple parts of the DBS checking process.

Disclosure and Barring service (DBS) guidance about making referrals. Also includes information about relevant offences.

Regulated activity is work that a barred person must not do. However, it excludes any activity carried out in the course of family relationships, and personal, non-commercial relationships. As a regulated activity provider you have a legal duty to refer an individual to the DBS where the relevant conditions are met.

This guidance relates to obtaining criminal record checks in England, Wales, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. This leaflet addresses the eligibility of a range of roles across the adult social care sector. It is based on generic descriptions of the roles and their responsibilities. This guidance applies whether the people in these roles are paid or unpaid.

DBS checks are carried out by the Disclosure and Barring Service, also known as DBS. A DBS check is a record of a person’s criminal convictions and cautions. This leaflet provides an overview of the different types of DBS check, and how to apply for them.