Useful Information Links

DBS Eligibility Links:

• Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (ROA)
• Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 – eligibility for DBS without barred lists
• Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act (amended by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012) – eligibility for DBS with barred lists
• Posts Eligible for a DBS Check (as provided by DBS)
• DBS Eligibility Guide (as provided by DBS)
• DBS Eligibility guide for the NHS (as provided by NHS) – page 21 for NHS eligibility flowchart
• Types of Criminal record Check
• DBS Eligibility Criteria for a volunteer DBS Application

Other Useful DBS / Basic Disclosure information:

• Accepting previously issued DBS certificates (Portability)
• DBS Adult First Checks (PoVA checks / Isa Adult First Checks)
• Security Features of a DBS Certificate
• DBS Identity Validation guidance
• Tracking a DBS Application
• DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) Code of Practice
• Handling of DBS certificate information
• Disclosure Scotland Code of Practice
• Time-frames for Spent Convictions
• DBS Filtering Guidance: On the 29 May 2013, legislation came into force that allows certain old and minor cautions and convictions to no longer be subject to DBS disclosure/DBS Check.