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Make effective hiring decisions and safeguard your business with DBS checks

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check allows you to review a candidate's or employee's criminal record to determine their suitability and safety for a specific role. DBS checks are critical in helping you assess a candidate’s suitability for a role, comply with industry regulations, adhere to safeguarding responsibilities, and better protect your business and customers.

Pay per candidate or subscription available

Basic DBS Checks Pay per candidate or subscription

Reveals

  • Unspent convictions, cautions and reprimands

What roles need to have this check?

  • Roles not involving direct contact with vulnerable groups


  Need more than 10 checks per year? 


What you'll get with subscription

  • Expert UK support team
  • Digital ID checks
  • Real-time results via online portal
  • Checks conducted in line with the DBS Code Of Practice
  • Easy monthly payment
  • No setup fees
  • Annual access to our industry leading platform

  Need less than 10 checks per year? 


What you'll get with pay per candidate

  • Electronic identity check
  • Adverse financial check
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Standard DBS Checks Subscription

Reveals

  • Spent and unspent convictions, cautions and reprimands
  • Final warnings

What roles need to have this check?

  • Roles that involve positions of trust but do not involve direct, regular contact with vulnerable groups

What you'll get

  • Select specific industry checks
  • Expert UK support team
  • Digital ID checks
  • Real-time results via online portal
  • Checks conducted in line with the DBS Code Of Practice
  • Easy monthly payment
  • No setup fees
  • Annual access to our industry leading platform
Speak to our standard DBS team

Enhanced DBS Checks Subscription

Reveals

  • Additional information held by Police
  • Spent and unspent convictions, cautions and reprimands
  • Final warnings

Barring list checks available depending on the role and activity.

What roles need to have this check?

  • Roles involving regular contact with children or vulnerable adults, as well as certain positions of trust

What you'll get

  • Expert UK support team
  • Digital ID checks
  • Real-time results via online portal
  • Checks conducted in line with the DBS Code Of Practice
  • Easy monthly payment
  • No setup fees
  • Annual access to our industry leading platform
Speak to our enhanced DBS team

Not sure what DBS check your employee needs? Take a look at our DBS guide.

See our complete range of background checks.
 
 

Outside of England and Wales? We can help.

Disclosure Scotland

If you’re hiring in Scotland, Disclosure Scotland (DS) will conduct the criminal record checks for your applicants. The system they use is called Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) and is similar to a DBS in England and Wales.

However, there are some location-specific features that you’ll need to know around compliance, candidate rights, and best practice.

There are four different types: Level 1, level 2, level 2 with barred list, level 2 with PVG.

Our expert team can help you >

  • We’re a Disclosure Scotland registered body and our platform supports the Disclosure Scotland requirements.
  • Screen large numbers of candidates at once while reducing the time spent completing background checks with our paperless, automated E-Bulk system.
  • Get insight into the application stage of each candidate, with our background checking platform for even more speed and ease within your hiring process.

Access NI

Northern Ireland’s police criminal record checks are completed by a government agency called Access NI. They exist to record an individual’s convictions, cautions, reprimands, and any information held by Police that may relate to their suitability in working with children or vulnerable adults.

There are three different types: Basic, Standard, and Enhanced.

Our expert team can help you >

  • We’re an Access NI-registered body.
  • Screen large numbers of candidates at once while reducing the time spent completing background checks with our paperless, automated E-Bulk system.
  • Get insight into the application stage of each candidate, with our background checking platform for even more speed and ease within your hiring process.


 

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5 easy steps to getting a DBS check

  • Step 1: Create your business account and select the required checks using our platform.
  • Step 2: We’ll send your candidate an application form.
  • Step 3: The candidate completes the application and uploads any required documents onto our platform.
  • Step 4: We’ll use our extensive database to validate and submit their details to DBS.
  • Step 5: A certificate will be sent to the candidate and we’ll share our final report for you to review the details.

Not sure what to do? Don't worry, our team is always here to offer you any extra support you might need >


 

We understand what’s important for your industry


Education


When working in schools or other educational institutions, DBS checks are essential for all staff, volunteers, and frequent visitors. Typically, this involves an Enhanced DBS Check with a Children's Barred List check.

Our tools and expert team can help you with every aspect of a DBS, including the ability to tailor checks to the specific hiring role.


Other key background checks for this industry

  • Social media check
  • Right to Work check
  • Employment reference check
  • Education reference check


Retail

 

DBS checks are a vital - and often a legal - requirement for all frontline jobs, and there’s nothing more customer-facing than a role in retail. To help your business maintain safety and trust, our expert team can assist you in every part of the checking process.

Our advanced tools can also allow you to recruit faster with checks completed in 24 hours, as well as keep track of progress through a centralised platform.


Other key background checks for this industry

  • Employment reference check
  • Education reference check
  • Identity check
  • Right to Work check


Financial services


One of the biggest challenges in financial services hiring is ensuring the correct level of DBS check for each employee. Failure to comply with FCA regulations can lead to fines and reputational damage.

Our FCA-registered Candidate Verifier platform can take care of everything, automating much of the process to help save you time and money.


Other key background checks for this industry

  • Adverse financial check
  • FCA check
  • CIFAS check
  • Employment reference check (FCA / PRA regulated)


Healthcare


In order to make the right hires when working with vulnerable people or children, maintain patient safety, and comply with a vast range of legal safeguarding requirements, DBS checks are essential.

Our advanced tools and expert team can help you every step of the way, simplifying the process, managing large volumes of new hires, and remaining on top of any regulation changes or updates.


Other key background checks for this industry

  • Right to work checks
  • Employment reference checks
  • Identity checks
  • Education reference check

Public sector and central government


DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) checks are crucial in the public sector and central government to ensure safety and integrity. In the public sector, they protect vulnerable populations by screening potential employees and volunteers for criminal records, preventing individuals with harmful histories from gaining positions of trust. This is vital for roles involving direct contact with vulnerable groups, like teaching and healthcare.

In central government, DBS checks help maintain national security by vetting employees for criminal backgrounds, ensuring that sensitive information and positions of power are accessed only by trustworthy individuals. Conducting these checks demonstrates a commitment to safeguarding and ethical practices, enhancing the reputation of government institutions.

 


Other key background checks for this industry

BPSS

  • Identity check
  • Right to Work check
  • Occupational history check

BS7858

  • Identity check
  • Right to Work check
  • Occupational history check
  • Adverse financial check
  • Sanctions check
  • Social media check


Utilities and telecoms

DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) checks are crucial in the utilities and telecoms industry to ensure safety and security. These checks help prevent individuals with criminal histories from accessing private properties or sensitive information, maintaining customer trust.

Additionally, DBS checks create a safer working environment by identifying potential risks among employees, especially in roles handling customer data or financial transactions. This supports a positive workplace culture and reduces the likelihood of security breaches.


Other key background checks for this industry

  • Right to Work check
  • Adverse financial check
  • Occupational history check
  • Education reference check
  • DVLA check


 

Why choose us?

Supports compliance

Industry-specific insight to make sure the right checks are done for the right role.

Recruit faster

Complete checks in up to 24 hours with our advanced processes and technology.

Save money and effort

Avoid manual processing with digital technology.

We take care of everything

Support the whole way: no back-and-forth between you, the candidate, or DBS.

Real-time results

Central, digital solution provides real-time application information.

ATS integration

Integrate with popular applicant tracking systems (ATS).


Experian helps Maximus UK to deliver a positive candidate experience through fast, large scale checks

"Our goal was to complete RTW and DBS checks for 1,088 candidates within a six-week period. Time was a critical factor, Experian listened and without Experian's solutions, we would have faced significant delays, a large volume of documents to process, and the need for much more manpower to onboard the candidates. The support from our account manager and the wider team at Experian has been really great, ensuring value to our business in the form of speed of recruitment, cost savings, compliance and a better candidate experience."

Hayley Graham
Vetting and Compliance Team Leader, Maximus UK
 


 

Further reading

Guide

What is a DBS check?

We answer your most popular questions on DBS checks, including costs, how long they take and more...
Blog

Employment re-screening: how should you do it and why is it so important?

What happens after your candidate has been onboarded and in employment for a year, five years, 10 years?


 

Speak to an expert about DBS checks.

Personal DBS check: Unfortunately we're unable to help with your individual DBS check, and you will need to organise with your employer. 

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