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DBS has launched its new strategy, detailing our ambitions for the next 3 years.
A table of rehabilitation periods for the most common sentences and disposals applied to checks processed until 27 October 2023, and example scenarios.
The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is launching its new annual notification service for volunteer subscribers to the Update Service, allowing subscribers to confirm that they still require the service.
Application form inserts to tell applicants directly about the Update Service and online tracking.
Our Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) page outlines our commitment to EDI.
A summary of the Freedom of Information (FOI) requests received by DBS including a breakdown of the numbers of requests received and handled in each quarter.
A collection of the business plans for the Disclosure and Barring Service.
The early confirmation application form to be used alongside the DBS Update Service.
The Disclosure and Barring Service business plan 2026-27 focuses on our objectives for the next 12 months, in line with our 3-year strategy.
Guidance notes on how to complete the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) countersignatory application form.
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