A recent change to DBS rules means eligible self-employed professionals can now apply for Enhanced DBS checks through a registered umbrella body – ...

Recent changes to Disclosure and Barring Service legislation, which came into effect on 21 January 2026, recognise that shift. The reform allows self-employed professionals and personal employees to ...

The Disclosure and Disbarring Service manages both criminal record disclosures and decisions about who should be barred from working with ...

Guernsey driving instructors who put forward students for practical tests must have successfully completed an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check from next week. The safeguarding ...

Co-director of Unlock, a UK charity for people with criminal records Co-director of Unlock, a UK charity for people with criminal records Of all the things in the press recently about Oxfam, comments ...

There was ‘shock’ among councillors as they learned enhanced DBS checks for members are not already enforced. Coun Dave Molyneux, leader of Wigan Council, told his peers that he “strongly believes” ...