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A table of rehabilitation periods for the most common sentences and disposals applied to checks processed until 27 October 2023, and example scenarios.
Guidance on how the police make the decision to include locally-held information on an enhanced DBS certificate.
Definitions and full lists of professional and competent bodies.
DBS are set to launch a new 'Save and Return' feature for its online Barring Referral Service, to make submitting a barring referral easier and more convenient.
In certain circumstances you have a right to have personal data held about you erased. This is known as the right to erasure.
The new eligibility guidance applies to both staff and volunteer roles.
This privacy notice covers personal data collected during the recruitment, security clearance and on-boarding process.
Our Privacy Policy explains how we will use your personal data and outlines your rights under the General Data Protection Regulation.
The Disclosure and Barring Service is playing a vital role in helping ensure the highest standards of safeguarding across the education sector.
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