DBS checks: process guidance

How to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

This guidance gives information how to complete a DBS check via the update service and what to do once a DBS check has been completed via our online DBS employment check system.

The form for recording the results of a DBS check is also available below.

The form for individuals to complete to enable Barnardo's to undertake their DBS check via the update service is also available below.