The number of people waiting for DBS checks to be processed by Sussex Police has increased over the past month. Figures obtained by the BBC show 12,072 people were waiting for enhanced DBS checks to ...

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 ...

A council whose leader resigned after five women made allegations of abuse against him is to bring in compulsory DBS checks. West Northamptonshire Council's current leader said the move would fulfil a ...

Some programmes at Queen Mary require the satisfactory completion of a DBS check (formerly known as a Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) check). This page outlines who will need a DBS check and how to ...

People across East and West Sussex say they are unable to start jobs because of long delays to Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks. The background checks are required by employers to inspect a ...

An Eastville woman feels like she is “in limbo” over a background check which has been pending for four months. Sally Roberts, 49, submitted a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) application on March ...

Members have agreed to the development of a policy requiring all Cumberland councillors to undergo a DBS check.

Delays to DBS checks are causing recruitment issues in the nursery sector, ITV News has been told. A DBS check, which stands for Disclosure and Barring Service, is often used for people who are being ...

Maintenance worker Dan King says it is "stressful" paying his bills as he waits for his DBS check to start his new job The number of people waiting for DBS checks to be processed by Sussex Police has ...

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 ...