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The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is a non-departmental public body of the Home Office of the United Kingdom.The DBS enables organisations in the public, private and voluntary sectors to make safer recruitment decisions by identifying candidates who may be unsuitable for certain work, especially involving children or vulnerable adults, and provides wider access to criminal record ...
The Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) was a non-departmental public body for England, Northern Ireland and Wales, that existed until 1 December 2012, when it merged with the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) to form the Disclosure and Barring Service. [1] The ISA was created by the Labour Government 2007–2010.
A spokesperson for the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) said: "Where a DBS check applicant has changed their name/s (for any reason other than changing their gender) they are required to state ...
Sir Roger Singleton CBE (born November 1942) [1] is chair of the Independent Safeguarding Authority (now part of the Disclosure and Barring Service) and the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund. He was chief executive of Barnardo's for 21 years, succeeding Mary Joynson, and was awarded a knighthood for his services to children in 2005.
The Police National Computer is one of the main sources of information accessed when a Disclosure and Barring Service check is made. The Police National Computer holds indefinite records of a person's convictions and cautions which will be revealed in a Disclosure and Barring Service check.
In addition to national security clearances, other types of roles and organisations stipulate a need for background checks, these are often required for vulnerable group access (including children), as operated by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), replacing former Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) and Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA ...
It is also unlawful for an organisation to knowingly carry out (or enable someone else to obtain) a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check on a person for a role which is covered by the act. If a role is covered by the act, the employer is only legally entitled to carry out a basic criminal check known as a Basic Disclosure (provided by DBS ...
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls [1] (also known as Minister for Safeguarding) is a junior role in His Majesty's Government held jointly in the Home Office and Ministry of Justice.