DBS supports the education sector to safeguard children
The Disclosure and Barring Service is playing a vital role in helping ensure the highest standards of safeguarding across the education sector.
As teachers and pupils resume a new school year, the (DBS) is playing a vital role in helping ensure the highest standards of safeguarding across the education sector.
Since April 2022:
- DBS has issued more than 1.7m Enhanced Disclosure certificates for staff and volunteers working in the education sector
- Peak months for issuing enhanced certificates in the education sector were 바카라 사이트 July 2022 (129,000+); October 2022 (136,000+); July 2023 (131,000+)
- DBS achieved an average turnaround time of 9.4 days for enhanced certificates issued to education sector providers
Eric Robinson, Chief Executive for the Disclosure and Barring Service, said:
바카라 사이트DBS checks in education are an essential safeguarding tool, improving the safety and wellbeing of children and young people.
바카라 사이트We take responsibility and pride in providing over 1.7 million Enhanced Disclosure certificates every year, for staff and volunteers working in the education sector and for achieving an average turnaround time of less than 10 days.바카라 사이트
Any person choosing to work in a nursery, school or college will require an Enhanced DBS certificate, along with a Barred list check 바카라 사이트 preventing unsuitable candidates from working with children in any capacity.
An Enhanced DBS certificate will contain details of convictions and conditional cautions considered 바카라 사이트unspent바카라 사이트 under the terms of the . The certificate may also contain non-conviction information supplied by relevant police forces (if it is deemed relevant and ought to be contained).
An individual cannot apply for an Enhanced DBS check by themselves. There must be a recruiting organisation who needs the applicant to get the check. This is then sent to DBS through a Registered Body.
The service is free for volunteers.