What is DBS check?
A DBS check is a record of a person's criminal convictions and cautions – carried out by the Disclosure and Barring Service.
The Disclosure and Barring Service helps employers make safer recruitment decisions each year by processing and issuing DBS checks for England, Wales, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.
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The facts about DBS
DBS also maintains the adults' and children's Barred Lists and makes considered decisions as to whether an individual should be included on one or both of these lists and barred from engaging in regulated activity.