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DBS home-based positions guide

A collection of guidance and case studies to help you decide whether an applicant can apply for a home-based position DBS check.

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Guidance about home-based positions, including a flowchart and case studies as supporting documents.

The guidance relates to question x66 on the DBS application form: does this position involve working with children or adults at the applicant바카라 사이트™s home address?

It was produced in consultation with Department of Health (DH) and Department for Education (DfE).

Updates to this page

Published 27 March 2015
Last updated 2 November 2021 show all updates
  1. A previous change referenced that those who have contact with children remotely from their own home, for example remote teaching, are eligible for home-based checks. The guidance has been changed to reflect that in scenarios where an individual has contact remotely, they do not meet the criteria for a home-based check.

  2. Guidance updated to reflect that those who have contact with children remotely from their own home, for example remote teaching, are eligible for home-based checks.

  3. Added further information about the update service and home based positions.

  4. First published.

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