DBS Checks (General)
Explain what DBS is, levels of check, eligibility, process, timings, disputes, and certificates.
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- Applicant Name Changes
- DBS ID Check: What You Must Do
- Exceptions: When You Still Have to Disclose Spent Convictions
- Handling Different Names on Applicant Documents
- How to Enter Your Current and Previous Addresses on a DBS Application
- How to Handle Overlapping Addresses on a DBS Application
- Refunds When the Applicant Has Paid (Applicant Pay)
- What documents must applicants provide for a DBS Check?
- What Happens After You Approve an Application
- What You Must Provide for Address History for a DBS Application
- When Your Address History Is Not Straightforward
- What the DBS Is
- What is a DBS Check
- Levels of DBS Check
- What a DBS check shows
- What a Basic Disclosure is
- Why you should get Basic DBS Checks for your employees
- Spent versus unspent convictions
- What is the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
- What are the benefits of using uCheck to obtain a Basic DBS Check?
- Eligibility for Standard and Enhanced Checks
- Regulated Activity With Children (Frequency-Based)
- Regulated Activity With Children (No Frequency Requirement)
- Specified Establishments for work with Children (Automatically High-Risk Settings)
- How Often Should You Renew DBS Checks?
- What is the difference between spent and unspent convictions?
- What are the 2026 changes to regulated activity and DBS checks?
- Typical DBS Check Timeframes
- Is it possible to speed up the DBS checking process
- DBS Application Escalations at Stage 4
- Early DBS Application Escalation for Financial Hardship (Hardship Case)
- DBS Escalations
- How to track a DBS Check
- Does “Expired” Mean the DBS Check Has Expired?
- Who provides the DBS certificate
- Can individuals and self‑employed workers obtain their own DBS check?
- Paper Forms for Standard and Enhanced DBS Checks
- Applicants Who Move During the DBS Vetting Process
- How can I contact DBS for certificate or application-related queries?