This briefing sets out current vetting and barring arrangements for England and Wales. /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] /Parent 20 0 R WebThe legislation establishes a vetting and barring scheme for England, Wales and Northern Ireland similar to the scheme established by this Act for Scotland. /Parent 11 0 R /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] << << This will take away the requirement for organisations to have endobj The consequential growth in use of criminal records checks is such that in Find out about our commitment to publishing in Welsh. /Subtype /Type1 endobj >> The purpose of this article is to explore aspects of the possibilities of, and limits to, devolution by refracting it through the lens of vetting and barring policy in England and Scotland from 1997 to 2010. /Contents 344 0 R /F1 164 0 R WebPhone: 0300 020 0040 Monday to Thursday 9am to 4pm Friday 9am to 3:30pm Find out about call charges Email response@disclosurescotland.gov.scot Address Disclosure Dont include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details. Disclosure Scotland runs free training webinars to help employers understand the different types of disclosure. 44 0 obj /Parent 5 0 R /Parent 24 0 R The Adult first and List 99 services allow registered bodies (when eligible) to check whether an applicant appears on the DBS Adults' or Children's Barred List through the online checking system, this takes around two working days to turn around. /Resources 215 0 R You may need a criminal record check from Disclosure Scotland if you're applying for paid or unpaid work, volunteering, or things like applying to adopt a child. 120 0 obj Read about the types of information we routinely publish in our Publication scheme. >> 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. << /Type /Page /Contents 130 0 R 27 0 obj /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] /Resources 371 0 R 31: scottish vetting and barring number: If you have answered 'Yes' to 'a30' you must provide your Scottish Vetting and Barring Number. /Type /Page /Type /Page /Parent 25 0 R The information contained on each type of check is different. << In 2009, the Home Office launched a programme to increase the efficiency of safeguarding services. endobj /Resources << /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] /Rotate 0 Disclosure means sharing sensitive personal information. /Rotate 0 108 0 obj To only allow the cookies that make the site work, click 'Use essential cookies only.' /Parent 21 0 R /Resources 301 0 R [15] If the check is clean the organisation may provisionally employ the applicant, subject to an increased level in supervision, until the return by post of the full disclosure. WebNurses will not be required to register with the governments new vetting and barring scheme for those working with children and vulnerable adults until 2010, the Home Office has announced. endobj Check benefits and financial support you can get, Find out about the Energy Bills Support Scheme, barring referrals: making representations guidance, Automatic barring offence, also known as Autobar, Police forces in England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man the police provide information that is held locally, or on the Police National Computer, ACRO Criminal Records Office (ACRO) manages criminal record information and improves the exchange of criminal records and biometric information, Responsible Organisations a Responsible Organisation is an organisation that is registered with, Registered Bodies - a Registered Body is an organisation that is registered with, The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 sets out in legislation rehabilitation periods, and that individuals do not have to disclose spent convictions unless they are covered in the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1975 (Exceptions) Order 1975, The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1975 (Exceptions) Order 1975 sets out the exceptions for when an individual can be asked about spent convictions known as asking an exempted question, The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 sets out the scope of regulated activity and operation of the barring element of. /Resources 265 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] Find out about our commitment to Welsh language scheme. /F5 167 0 R >> /Type /Page /Rotate 0 /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] << /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] >> endobj /CropBox [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. /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] You can get a disregard for a conviction for any same-sex sexual activity that would be legal nowadays. We use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. /Rotate 0 /Type /Page /ExtGState << /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] /Producer (Acrobat Distiller 7.0 \(Windows\)) << It makes provision for the following matters concerning the protection of vulnerable The minimum age at which someone can be asked to apply for a criminal record check is 16 years old. /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] /Rotate 0 An Enhanced with Barred Lists DBS check will include a check of one or both of the Barred Lists that DBS manages and maintains. DBS and Police disclosure units. << /Parent 21 0 R /Rotate 0 /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] /XObject << /Type /Page /Parent 16 0 R >> /Rotate 0 If you already have a basic disclosure but cannot find your certificate and need to know your number you can contact us to ask for this. 20 0 obj You may wish to upgrade your browser. Read more about Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 : Scottish Vetting and Barring Scheme /Parent 23 0 R /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] /Parent 22 0 R << /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] endobj This is when an employer, volunteer manager, or other organisation has concerns that someone has either caused harm or has the potential to cause harm to vulnerable groups and submits a barring referral to DBS. endobj PO Box 250 /Resources 189 0 R /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] This area of our work involves making fair, consistent, and thorough decisions that are appropriate to the behaviour that has occurred, and consider the risk of future harm. The only exception to this is where a person is cautioned or convicted for a relevant (automatic barring) offence and is not eligible to submit representations against their inclusion on a Barred List. /Contents 258 0 R There must be a recruiting organisation who needs the applicant to get the check. >> Wed like to set additional cookies to understand how you use GOV.UK, remember your settings and improve government services. >> << << << You can change your cookie settings at any time. << Scottish Vetting number . /F3 143 0 R Click 'Accept all cookies' to agree to all cookies that collect anonymous data. /Im2 162 0 R There are four types of DBS check, and each type results in a DBS certificate being issued to an individual. News stories, speeches, letters and notices, Reports, analysis and official statistics, Data, Freedom of Information releases and corporate reports. /Type /Page /Kids [26 0 R 27 0 R 28 0 R 29 0 R] >> You'll need to give your email address when filling out your payment details. Royal Wootton Bassett endobj >> /Rotate 0 Disclosure Scotlands Business Plan explains the key objectives for 2022/23 and how Disclosure Scotland will achieve them. Disclosure Scotland continually monitor PVG scheme members' records for vetting information including criminal convictions that may affect their suitability to work with vulnerable groups. [7] It is an offence for any person who has been barred by the DBS to work or apply to work in Regulated Activity (whether paid or voluntary) with the group (children or adults) from which they are barred. 130 0 obj >> /Contents 186 0 R The modernisation programme and the update service were expected to increase the ease and frequency with which people were checked, thereby improving safeguarding. /Rotate 0 >> 40 0 obj /XObject << 36 0 obj >> /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] >> /Contents 232 0 R You have rejected additional cookies. /Rotate 0 /Parent 21 0 R endobj /Type /Page 78 0 obj endobj endobj /Font << >> /Type /Encoding endobj /Parent 19 0 R /Resources 227 0 R /Parent 21 0 R /ZaDb 9 0 R >> 63 0 obj 70 0 obj /GS5 149 0 R /Rotate 0 /Contents 262 0 R /Contents 220 0 R /Length 2437 /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] /Resources 255 0 R /Type /Page endobj /Rotate 0 /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] 11 0 obj endobj /Rotate 0 >> The Disclosure and Barring Service helps employers make safer recruitment decisions. /Rotate 0 /Count 10 The new laws aim to make the disclosure process in Scotland simpler and easier to understand. >> Disclosure Scotland may still disclose information about behaviour before the age of 12. If you have a conviction you think may be eligible for a disregard, you can find out more and apply for a disregard at gov.scot. /Resources 209 0 R /Kids [50 0 R 51 0 R 52 0 R 53 0 R 54 0 R 55 0 R 56 0 R 57 0 R 58 0 R 59 0 R] 10 0 obj 50 0 obj /Parent 19 0 R The latest annual report and accounts for Disclosure Scotland. /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] /Contents 242 0 R /GS0 144 0 R endobj /Rotate 0 /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] This review was published in February 2011, making recommendations for the merger of the Criminal Records Bureau and Independent Safeguarding Authority into one new non-departmental public body, the Disclosure and Barring Service, responsible for barring individuals and completing criminal record checks. Protecting Vulnerable Groups: Scottish Vetting and Barring Scheme: Analysis of the Consultation /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] Find out more about how we work and our corporate publications. /Contents 350 0 R /Type /Page /Type /Page You can apply online for a basic disclosure about yourself. << /Font << Section b: current address: 32: address endobj << /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] /Contents 324 0 R << /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] /Resources 365 0 R >> endobj /F7 169 0 R A PVG certificate contains all unspent and certain spent conviction information. Please do not provide any personal information, All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0, except for graphic assets and where otherwise stated, apply by email for standard and enhanced disclosures, Rehabilitation periods for particular sentences, Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme, Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019, behaviour under the age of 12 and disclosure, find out more and apply for a disregard at gov.scot, sign up on the Disclosure Scotland events page, Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme, Pardons and disregards for convictions for sexual activity between men, a Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme record. 76 0 obj WebAlso, a Vetting and Barring Scheme contact centre is now live for queries about the Scheme on 0300 123 1111 (Lo-call) available Monday to Friday between 8am and 5.30pm, to help For a job based in England or Wales, apply to theDisclosure and Barring Service. endobj >> endobj endobj /Parent 18 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] << /Contents 310 0 R /Im1 137 0 R /Contents 230 0 R The aim is that this service will reduce the need for unnecessary and ineligible Standard or Enhanced checks. /Parent 22 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] Regulated activity providers (employers or volunteer managers of people working in regulated activity in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland) and personnel suppliers have a legal duty to refer to DBS where certain conditions are met. This is not a credit check. /ModDate (D:20060821151712+01'00') /BaseFont /Helvetica You have accepted additional cookies. << << /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] /Type /Page endobj >> 2 0 obj 124 0 obj /Parent 21 0 R /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] endobj WebScottish Vetting and Barring Scheme Analysis of the Consultation 9 780755 962112 ISBN 0- 7559- 6211- 7 ISSN 0950 2254 ISBN 0-7559-6211-7 Price 5.00 /Type /Page [19] In January 2018 "Basic" DBS checks were introduced which will disclose details of any cautions or convictions deemed to be unspent in the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. /Rotate 0 /Resources 267 0 R /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] 64 0 obj /Type /Page >> /Contents 274 0 R << /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] [citation needed] The applicant's criminal record is then accessed from the Police National Computer (PNC), as well as checked, if appropriate, against lists of people considered unsuitable to work with children and vulnerable people maintained by the DBS (formerly maintained by the Independent Safeguarding Authority. /Encoding 10 0 R /Contents 192 0 R /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] /Parent 23 0 R /Contents 338 0 R /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] 2006-08-14T10:56:09+01:00 >> >> /Rotate 0 /MediaBox [0 0 1210.39 841.89] endobj /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] PO Box 3963 /Contents 180 0 R /Parent 24 0 R 111 0 obj /Resources 345 0 R 6 0 obj /Parent 24 0 R If the information is appropriate for the lead of the article, this information should also be included in the body of the article. means the scheme set up under the provisions of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006. /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] 114 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] /Resources 321 0 R You can sign up on the Disclosure Scotland events page or email dsworkshop@disclosurescotland.gov.scot to find out more. << >> 9 0 obj /Count 5 << /Rotate 0 /Resources 183 0 R /Contents 228 0 R /quotesingle 96 /grave 128 /bullet /dagger /daggerdbl /ellipsis /emdash /endash /Type /Pages /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] endobj /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] We use some essential cookies to make this website work. /Resources 323 0 R /Contents 308 0 R You can pay by credit or debit card. /Parent 19 0 R /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] 3 0 obj /Resources 303 0 R This is when someone applies for an Enhanced DBS check to work with children or adults in certain circumstances, such as those in receipt of healthcare or personal care, and the check reveals relevant information that results in the individual being considered for inclusion on one or both of the Barred Lists. << /Contents 288 0 R /Resources 341 0 R /Contents 226 0 R To submit an online referral, create a DBS online account and once logged in, select submit a referral. /GS0 175 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] 98 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] >> /Kids [35 0 R 36 0 R 37 0 R 38 0 R 39 0 R] 48 0 obj Tracking an application is much quicker online. /Resources 367 0 R /CreationDate (D:20060814105609+01'00') 29 0 obj << Webvetting and barring system means only that a person has no known history of having harmed children in the past (or of having committed another related offence). 46 0 obj /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] It includes information on any 'unspent' convictions the person has. endobj Standard and enhanced disclosures involve higher level checks. If you receive a DBS certificate with a conviction that doesn't relate to you, you should also inform the person who requested that you complete the form as soon as possible.The phone line for certificate disputes is open 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday only. /Type /Page /Contents 314 0 R /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] 39 0 obj /GS3 147 0 R If TransUnion is not able to verify your identity online, you'll need to send copies of your identity documents to Disclosure Scotland. /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] /Contents 358 0 R 119 0 obj endobj /Type /Page /Parent 5 0 R /Subtype /Type1 /Contents 318 0 R /Rotate 0 An individual cannot apply for a standard check by themselves. The conclusion is that devolution has enabled differences to emerge within aspects of these policies between Scotland and England, but has had negligible impact on the overall policy agenda of risk management and preventive governance. 58 0 obj 89 0 obj << /Rotate 0 104 0 obj << << /Rotate 0 This was suspended in 2010 pending a review following the 2010 General Election. The Update Service is an online subscription, for Standard, Enhanced and Enhanced with Barred Lists DBS checks, that allows applicants to keep their DBS certificates up-to-date and allows employers to view an applicants certificate. Disclosure Scotlands framework document shows what it does and how its managed. 56 0 obj endobj << /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] Planned industrial action by Hinduja Global Solutions (HGS) staff is set to affect Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) customer contact centre services. /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] 79 0 obj /Resources 305 0 R endobj If you need a basic disclosure for a job in England or Wales, apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service. 41 0 obj 34 0 obj /Type /Pages /Type /Page WebTo submit an online referral, create a DBS online account and once logged in, select submit a referral. 72 0 obj It will show up on your credit history, but it won't affect your credit rating. [9], An organisation which is entitled to ask exempted questions (under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974) must register with the DBS, or a registered DBS Umbrella Body before they can request a DBS check on an applicant. >> WebDefine Vetting and Barring Scheme. /Resources 207 0 R /Type /Page /Rotate 0 /Rotate 0 /Resources 133 0 R 106 0 obj << /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] /Type /Page 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". /Parent 24 0 R endobj >> /Resources 347 0 R /Type /Page /Rotate 0 /Count 10 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. /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] At a fee of 13 a year (or free for volunteers),[26] applicants may use a certificate more than once within a sector where the disclosure level, workforce details, barring list checks and volunteer status are the same; an employer with consent to run a DBS update check and the consent of the subject can, free of charge,[26] check that the existing certificate is up to date, and should check the applicant's identity and the certificate's authenticity. /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] << /F6 168 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] /Resources 205 0 R >> /Rotate 0 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. /Parent 22 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] /Parent 20 0 R /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] Scottish Executive /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] /Parent 20 0 R /Contents 246 0 R endobj endobj We use cookies to collect anonymous data to help us improve your site browsing >> >> /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] WebVetting and Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Checks This document provides guidance about aspects of the vetting of staff and the use of Disclosure and Barring /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] /Rotate 0 Most of the information you will need about criminal record checks or disclosure is in these pages. The Disclosure and Barring Service helps employers make safer recruitment decisions. /Type /Page /Resources 131 0 R /Contents 296 0 R You can change your cookie settings at any time. /Rotate 0 /Type /Page Deliberately withholding this information may be an attempt to prevent conviction information being revealed and is an offence.If emailing, we cannot guarantee the security of information until it is in our possession, and will not take responsibility for such information until we receive it. /Contents 136 0 R Place a cross in the relevant box. /Type /Page endobj endobj /Type /Page /Contents 366 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] /Count 10 16 0 obj This helps organisations to employ the right people for certain types of work, like working with children or protected adults. /Resources 261 0 R An enhanced check may only be applied for if the applicant's job role is specified in both the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) order 1975 and the Police Act 1997. It also contains any other non-conviction information that the police or other government bodies think is relevant.