/Resources 179 0 R /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] << The DBS eligibility tool can be used to determine what type of check a role could be eligible for, as can our eligibility guidance. /F3 166 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] 86 0 obj endobj There must be no gaps in the dates, overlapping dates are acceptable. /Contents 204 0 R 87 0 obj 115 0 obj [6] Its equivalent agencies are Disclosure Scotland in Scotland and Access Northern Ireland in Northern Ireland, although convictions from every part of the UK appear on it. /Kids [120 0 R 121 0 R 122 0 R 123 0 R 124 0 R 125 0 R 126 0 R 127 0 R 128 0 R 129 0 R] /Rotate 0 endobj % >> /Resources 193 0 R /Type /Page We use some essential cookies to make this website work. It will show up on your credit history, but it won't affect your credit rating. Preferred contact number - enter the number you would prefer AccessNI to contact you on if necessary. << Read our policy on Social media use. /Parent 21 0 R /Parent 20 0 R The Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019 says a child under the age of 12 years cannot commit an offence. /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] /Type /Page The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) 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. An Enhanced with Barred Lists DBS check will include a check of one or both of the Barred Lists that DBS manages and maintains. /Parent 22 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] << endobj HWr}W#2a:J%\y !91@2>{f P7JyqZb]z"Us/U*B1KAW^7m"Idk>pbJ|?xYx|yUx"S}?kpr>wA@Adf&n602%t u||4(6"/KzJ+Q#_W>,$^sRy-dIN 6[? /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] ^by'?K~~5y |8ESUi7wlM?\! /Name /ZaDb /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] << PO Box 3963 48 0 obj 38 0 obj /Type /Page /Rotate 0 /Type /Page /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] /Type /Page /Type /Page 11 0 obj /Rotate 0 124 0 obj 63 0 obj You have accepted additional cookies. 126 0 obj /Kids [26 0 R 27 0 R 28 0 R 29 0 R] means the scheme set up under the provisions of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006. /Parent 11 0 R Email: response@disclosurescotland.gov.scot, Phone: 0300 020 0040 Find out about call charges, Monday to Thursday 9am to 4pm endobj << Applications for basic disclosure will be processed according to the Scottish rules under the Rehabilitation periods for particular sentences section of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. << /Resources 237 0 R /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] /Resources 223 0 R /Rotate 0 /Parent 17 0 R /Resources 183 0 R WebThe process by which the DBS provides criminal record data is called DBS Certificate or a DBS check (previously CRB check ). << << Minutes from Disclosure Scotland's Audit and Risk Committee's latest meetings. >> The PVG Scheme is for people doing 'regulated work' with children and protected adults. /Type /Page Preventing Unsuitable Individuals from Working with University of Edinburgh/NSPCC Child Protection Research Centre E-mail: Connie.Smith@ed.ac.uk, https://doi.org/10.1017/S1474746413000171, Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. endobj endobj /Type /Page >> >> The DBS was formed in 2012 by merging the functions of the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) and the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA)[1] under the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012. You will not get a refund unless Disclosure Scotland has made an error. Read about the types of information we routinely publish in our Publication scheme. >> >> >> endobj 67 0 obj /Resources 195 0 R /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] Disclosure Scotland doesn't monitor people with basic disclosure, so the certificate is only valid when it's created and not for a specific length of time. /Parent 25 0 R WebJune 2004. 60 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] >> /Type /Page endobj /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] /ProcSet [/PDF /Text] /Parent 12 0 R /GS4 148 0 R /Contents 171 0 R Our Personal information charter explains how we treat your personal information. endobj Basic DBS checks can be obtained by the individual online through the DBS website or through a registered third party known as a "Responsible Organisation". /Rotate 0 << %PDF-1.4 /quoteright /quotesinglbase /trademark /fi /fl /Lslash /OE /Scaron /Ydieresis /Zcaron /Contents 226 0 R stream >> << /Count 4 /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] These are covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. /Type /Page << Basic disclosure check changes. endobj 40 0 obj /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] /Rotate 0 >> /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] /Type /Page endobj /Parent 18 0 R /Rotate 0 /GS2 146 0 R 122 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] Employers can then ask to see the certificate to ensure that they are recruiting suitable people into their organisation. /Contents 218 0 R /Parent 17 0 R 98 0 obj << /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] /Resources 361 0 R endobj /MediaBox [0 0 1210.39 841.89] The new eligibility guidance applies to both staff and volunteer roles. /Resources 299 0 R /Rotate 0 >> endobj 111 0 obj 13 0 obj To submit an online referral, create a DBS online account and once logged in, select submit a referral. 17 0 obj << 3 0 obj >> DBS also maintains the Adults and Childrens 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. /Rotate 0 /Contents 132 0 R << /Contents 306 0 R /Parent 22 0 R /Resources 351 0 R endobj /Contents 308 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] You can change your cookie settings at any time. /Rotate 0 /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] << endobj 42 0 obj experience. 56 0 obj WebTHE VETTING AND BARRING SCHEME (PARTS 1, 2, 4 AND 6 ) The Bichard Inquiry 7. /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] /CS1 [/Separation /PANTONE#20535#20CV /DeviceCMYK 139 0 R] Your employer may not accept a basic disclosure check if it's from the wrong service. /Contents 230 0 R /CS0 [/Separation /PANTONE#20535#20C /DeviceCMYK 138 0 R] endobj Key developments in Scottish youth justice, Safeguarding Childhood: Early Intervention and Surveillance in a Late Modern Society, The Munro review of child protection: an appraisal, Poverty and social justice in the devolved Scotland: neoliberalism meets social democracy, Protecting Children Securing Their Safety: A Pre-legislative Consultation Paper on the Establishment of an Index of Adults Unsuitable to Work with Children, Protection of Children (Scotland) Act 2003 Procedural Note: Determination Process, National Guidance for Child Protection in Scotland Draft for Public Consultation, Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme Guidance for Individuals, Organisation and Personal Employers, Stage 1: Report on Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Bill, Scottish Parliament Education Culture and Sport Committee, Stage 1: Report on the Protection of Children (Scotland) Bill, Vetting and Barring: Policy and Legislation in England and Wales, Child Protection Systems in the United Kingdom: A Comparative Analysis, Policy change under devolution: the prism of children's policy, Devolution and Power in the United Kingdom, People Like Us: The Report of the Review of the Safeguards for Children Living Away from Home, Vetting and Barring Scheme Communications Team, Punishing the Poor: The Neoliberal Government of Social Insecurity, Choosing with Care the Report of the Committee of Inquiry into the Selection, Development and Management of Staff in Children's Homes, Lost in Care: Report of the Tribunal of Inquiry into the Abuse of Children in Care in the Former County Council Areas of Gwynedd and Clwyd since 1974. Current Address - please note that this will be the delivery address of the /Type /Page /Parent 21 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] Overview After you apply /Kids [21 0 R 22 0 R 23 0 R 24 0 R 25 0 R] /Contents 312 0 R This includes all that Enhanced certificate does, plus a check of the appropriate DBS Barred List. endobj /Resources 205 0 R /Font << /Type /Pages /GS3 147 0 R endobj /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] 47 0 obj Legislative output and policy divergence in Scotland, Understanding the Community Management of High Risk Offenders, Edinburgh's Children: The Report of the Edinburgh Inquiry into Abuse and Protection of Children in Care, University of Cambridge Institute of Criminology, Sex Offenders in the Community: Managing and Reducing the Risks, Willan in association with the Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge, Managing risk: from regulation to the reintegration of sexual offenders, The Shaming of Sexual Offenders: Risk, Retribution and Reintegration, Vetting sexual offenders: state over-extentsion, the punishment deficit and the failure to manage risk, Welfare in crisis? /igrave /iacute /icircumflex /idieresis /eth /ntilde /ograve /oacute /ocircumflex /otilde /Resources 233 0 R >> << /Type /Page There must be a recruiting organisation who needs the applicant to get the check. /Rotate 0 /Rotate 0 /Contents 196 0 R endobj /Parent 15 0 R /Length 3619 /Contents 334 0 R /Type /Page endobj /Resources 335 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] << endobj B21. /Type /Page A basic disclosure is the most common and lowest level of disclosure available. /Rotate 0 Deputy Chief Executive for Business Strategy, Director of Policy, Customer Engagement, Communications and Finance, Deputy Chief Executive for Digital Strategy, Phone: 0300 020 0040 << /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] /Type /Page /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] /Parent 25 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] /Parent 24 0 R 119 0 obj endobj /Rotate 0 104 0 obj /Resources 259 0 R >> /Resources 225 0 R /Type /Encoding PART D - APPLICANTS CURRENT AND DELIVERY ADDRESS . /Contents 198 0 R /Rotate 0 << /ColorSpace << << 19 0 obj /Contents 370 0 R << The certificate will contain details of convictions and conditional cautions that are considered to be unspent under the terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. endobj << /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] >> >> Disclosure Scotland runs free training webinars to help employers understand the different types of disclosure. /Rotate 0 This briefing sets out current vetting and barring arrangements for England and Wales. /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] 130 0 obj >> /Contents 342 0 R endobj 77 0 obj This Act makes /Parent 11 0 R /GS2 146 0 R /TT1 174 0 R /Parent 22 0 R /Resources 257 0 R We use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. /Resources 287 0 R >> The CRB had been due to partner with the ISA in administering the newly created Vetting and Barring Scheme from 2009. /Parent 24 0 R /CropBox [615.118 0.0 1210.39 841.89] << Organisations can also apply by email for standard and enhanced disclosures. /Resources << endobj /F5 167 0 R They are for people doing certain types of work or looking to adopt and are applied for by your employer or a registered body representing you. /Resources 331 0 R /Type /Page /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] Part 5 of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 covers the reduction in scope of the definition of regulated activity, new services provided by DBS, and disregarding convictions and cautions for consensual gay sex. /Parent 24 0 R endobj Publications also include our board and committee minutes. /Resources 251 0 R /Rotate 0 /Rotate 0 /Type /Page /Kids [100 0 R 101 0 R 102 0 R 103 0 R 104 0 R 105 0 R 106 0 R 107 0 R 108 0 R 109 0 R] /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] endobj /Type /Page /Rotate 0 Eligibility for Standard, Enhanced, and Enhanced with Barred Lists DBS checks is prescribed in legislation. The lists contain information on whether the applicant is barred from working with either of the two groups. /Kids [15 0 R 16 0 R 17 0 R 18 0 R 19 0 R 20 0 R] DBS has been recognised by the UKCSI for the second time. A list of DBS contact information can be found on the DBS GOV.UK homepage. /Name /Helv /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] We use cookies to collect anonymous data to help us improve your site browsing >> /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] /Rotate 0 >> /Parent 22 0 R /Count 5 endobj /Parent 5 0 R << /Resources 249 0 R >> /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] endobj This is then sent to DBS through a Registered Body. endobj endstream << /Type /Page If you want a basic disclosure for personal reasons rather than work purposes, apply where you live Disclosure Scotland if you live in Scotland, or the Disclosure and Barring Service if you live in England or Wales. endobj /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] 'iIV95<=Zwb6OKNle8g1vRU^)QOV4;o.gm_o6v/c[X"W+Sdpy\c+9ykZ7Nh4Ay3g`VR 7!? If you have a question that is not answered here, you can email: response@disclosurescotland.gov.scot, Phone: 0300 020 0040 You can change your cookie settings at any time. >> /Type /Page >> << >> >> >> Whilst it is /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] In January 2006, following controversies resulting from cases where staff had been hired by schools before a full CRB check had been carried out, the Department for Education and Skills stated: "Employers should obtain a CRB Enhanced Disclosure in respect of all teachers they recruit before the person is placed in a school." DBS basic checks can be obtained by members of the public but enhanced checks are only available to organisations and only for those professions, offices, employments, work and occupations listed in the Exceptions Order (1975) to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974[18] as amended by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012. endobj There are two DBS Barred Lists: one for adults, and one for children. << 79 0 obj /Contents 368 0 R An Enhanced DBS check is suitable for people working with children or adults in certain circumstances such as those in receipt of healthcare or personal care. /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] >> Where an individual is the subject of any of the above three barring referral types (excluding Autobar without representation), the individual will be given the opportunity to provide representations as to why they feel it would be inappropriate or disproportionate for DBS to include them on one or both of the Barred Lists. Glasgow 10 0 obj /Resources 255 0 R An Enhanced DBS check is also suitable for a small number of other roles such as taxi licence applications or people working in the Gambling Commission. /Subtype /Type1 65 0 obj /Resources 217 0 R endobj /Resources 275 0 R /Resources 263 0 R The latest board meeting minutes for Disclosure Scotland. << /Rotate 0 << /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] /Type /Page Visit 'Set cookie preferences' to control specific cookies. /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] Click 'Accept all cookies' to agree to all cookies that collect anonymous data. /Type /Page Recruiters should only request a DBS check on an individual when they are legally allowed to do so they must be entitled by law to ask an individual to reveal their full criminal history.