/Type /Pages << /Rotate 0 /Type /Page /Parent 21 0 R /ExtGState << /Rotate 0 /Resources 241 0 R /Kids [26 0 R 27 0 R 28 0 R 29 0 R] << There must be a recruiting organisation who needs the applicant to get the check. Current Address - please note that this will be the delivery address of the endobj >> /Parent 21 0 R endobj Disclosure Scotland checks and shares information about people's criminal records. /Resources 307 0 R /Contents 280 0 R /Contents 326 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] /Contents 198 0 R A PVG certificate contains all unspent and certain spent conviction information. /Resources 263 0 R >> >> /Metadata 3 0 R /Rotate 0 WebTHE VETTING AND BARRING SCHEME (PARTS 1, 2, 4 AND 6 ) The Bichard Inquiry 7. /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] DBS can only bar a person from working within regulated activity with children or adults if we believe the person is, has been, or might in the future be, engaged in regulated activity. /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] << We also use cookies set by other sites to help us deliver content from their services. /Resources 285 0 R [citation needed], In May 2002, the Department for Education began maintaining a list of individuals who are not suitable to work with children. /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] /Resources 299 0 R /Resources 351 0 R /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] >> [citation needed] It was found that the British police forces did not have adequate capability or resources to routinely process and fulfil the large number of criminal record checks requested in a timely fashion, so a dedicated agency was set up to administer this function. The quickest way you can apply for basic disclosures and apply for PVG is online. << 2006-08-21T15:17:12+01:00 95 0 obj >> The process by which the DBS provides criminal record data is called DBS Certificate or a DBS check (previously CRB check). /Rotate 0 endobj Our Personal information charter explains how we treat your personal information. /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] /Differences [24 /breve /caron /circumflex /dotaccent /hungarumlaut /ogonek /ring /tilde 39 /Contents 336 0 R If you live in Scotland, find out how to apply for our types of disclosure. >> The modernisation programme and the update service were expected to increase the ease and frequency with which people were checked, thereby improving safeguarding. /Resources 303 0 R WebDisclosure and Barring Service - Update Subscription Number and Form References; Scottish Vetting and Barring Number; From 4 th April 2019 or shortly thereafter, the NR3 Register held by the National Anti - Fraud Network will hold the following personal data about individuals who have their application or renewal refused or have a licence revoked:- It makes provision for the following matters concerning the protection of vulnerable /Resources 235 0 R endobj /Type /Page /ordmasculine 188 /onequarter /onehalf /threequarters 192 /Agrave /Aacute /Acircumflex /Atilde Read about the types of information we routinely publish in our Publication scheme. /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] >> The Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019 says a child under the age of 12 years cannot commit an offence. >> /Contents 130 0 R We use cookies to collect anonymous data to help us improve your site browsing Web+44151 676 9390 Our current opening hours are 08:00 to 18:00, Monday to Friday, and 10:00 to 17:00, Saturday. /Parent 12 0 R Find out about our commitment to publishing in Welsh. >> 83 0 obj /Parent 16 0 R << /Rotate 0 The Bill also makes provision for sharing information for child protection purposes and to amend the definition of school care accommodation services. >> /Type /Page endobj /GS0 175 0 R Disclosure Scotland's Corporate Plan sets out how the organisation will change its services between 2021 and 2025. >> /Parent 23 0 R 79 0 obj Webintroduced in the Scottish Parliament on 25 September 2006 5 12. /Rotate 0 /Type /Page /Font << /Rotate 0 We rely on Article 9(g) of the GDPR, reasons of substantial public interest (with a basis in law), and the /Parent 17 0 R The certificate will contain details of convictions and conditional cautions that are considered to be unspent under the terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. /Parent 23 0 R It will take only 2 minutes to fill in. endobj endobj /CS0 [/Separation /PANTONE#20535#20C /DeviceCMYK 138 0 R] << Under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, some criminal convictions can be treated as 'spent' meaning they're not relevant to basic disclosure after a certain length of time. endobj /Type /Page /quotesingle 96 /grave 128 /bullet /dagger /daggerdbl /ellipsis /emdash /endash /Type /Page /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] /Font << >> /Parent 11 0 R endobj /Rotate 0 /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] 108 0 obj /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] >> Legislative output and policy divergence in Scotland, Understanding the Community Management of High Risk Offenders, Edinburgh's Children: The Report of the Edinburgh Inquiry into Abuse and Protection of Children in Care, University of Cambridge Institute of Criminology, Sex Offenders in the Community: Managing and Reducing the Risks, Willan in association with the Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge, Managing risk: from regulation to the reintegration of sexual offenders, The Shaming of Sexual Offenders: Risk, Retribution and Reintegration, Vetting sexual offenders: state over-extentsion, the punishment deficit and the failure to manage risk, Welfare in crisis? << experience. /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] The DBS eligibility tool can be used to determine what type of check a role could be eligible for, as can our eligibility guidance. /F3 143 0 R << /Rotate 0 /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] /Rotate 0 WebScottish Vetting and Barring Scheme Analysis of the Consultation 9 780755 962112 ISBN 0- 7559- 6211- 7 ISSN 0950 2254 ISBN 0-7559-6211-7 Price 5.00 On 17 June 2013, the DBS update service was launched, intended to improve the ease of applying for criminal record checks and create significant savings. /Type /Page /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] /Contents 252 0 R endobj Protecting Vulnerable Groups: Scottish Vetting and Barring Scheme: Analysis of the Consultation << 101 0 obj Referrals can be made online or via post. << Glasgow /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] 4 0 obj /Resources 207 0 R /GS2 146 0 R CRB News - Bradford /GS6 150 0 R /Type /Pages >> /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] Protecting Vulnerable Groups: Scottish Vetting and This is when an employer, volunteer manager, or other organisation has concerns that someone has either caused harm or has the potential to cause harm to vulnerable groups and submits a barring referral to DBS. >> /MediaBox [0 0 1210.39 841.89] You will not get a refund unless Disclosure Scotland has made an error. It is important that anyone referring someone to us provides as much information as possible. Content may require purchase if you do not have access. /Contents 274 0 R << /Parent 12 0 R /Rotate 0 /F6 168 0 R << /Contents 204 0 R /Type /Page /Type /Page /Type /Page /Type /Pages 2006-08-21T15:17:12+01:00 /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] 128 0 obj Section b: current address: 32: address 11 0 obj [23] An individual may only be checked against one or both barred lists if their job role is classified as a "Regulated Activity" with children and/or adults under the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006, as amended. endobj /Type /Page /PDFDocEncoding 10 0 R << /Rotate 0 /Resources 177 0 R /Rotate 0 >> /Resources 319 0 R 33 0 obj << /AcroForm 4 0 R /BaseFont /ZapfDingbats >> endobj 80 0 obj 113 0 obj /Parent 11 0 R >> Unfortunately you do not have access to this content, please use the, Hostname: page-component-7fc98996b9-ttbxf ] nFr2Xw[:ssR#0~o_}\Ab9'Zy 4(Sx-9@~dLz}c_.tpA*AZ9e1t( xiF g],`L;BDK- R}i(]gjm@d q\TIQ|x8wWg`@{-#kbUU_;C!` UzM2I >> PROTECTION OF VULNER ABLE GROUPS (SCOTLAND) BILL /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] /GS5 149 0 R /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] >> /F2 165 0 R /Contents 338 0 R /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] /GS2 146 0 R << /Parent 22 0 R /Resources 283 0 R << The Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 received Royal Assent on 14 July 2020. You have rejected additional cookies. >> [original research?]. endobj Basic disclosure check changes. /Contents 262 0 R News stories, speeches, letters and notices, Reports, analysis and official statistics, Data, Freedom of Information releases and corporate reports. For example, chatting up or having sex with another man. Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scotland /Rotate 0 /Rotate 0 /Parent 25 0 R For a job based in England or Wales, apply to theDisclosure and Barring Service. /Resources 243 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] Email: response@disclosurescotland.gov.scot, Phone: 0300 020 0040 Find out about call charges, Monday to Thursday 9am to 4pm Whilst it is right to prevent people with such histories from working with children, this is a more modest outcome than the public discussion of vetting and barring suggests. >> /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] A Standard DBS check is suitable for certain roles, such as a security guard. /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] /Contents 212 0 R Visit 'Set cookie preferences' to control specific cookies. /Kids [90 0 R 91 0 R 92 0 R 93 0 R 94 0 R 95 0 R 96 0 R 97 0 R 98 0 R 99 0 R] /Contents 260 0 R << /Name /Helv << /Pages 5 0 R During the application Disclosure Scotland's partner agency TransUnion will try to verify your identity online so your application can be processed more quickly. /Parent 20 0 R Visit 'Set cookie preferences' to control specific cookies. >> To only allow the cookies that make the site work, click 'Use essential cookies only.' /Length 3619 /Parent 18 0 R Webdo you have a Scottish vetting and barring number? endobj 64 0 obj 63 0 obj Our disclosure teams carry out DBS checks (previously known as CRB, or criminal record checks). /Resources 371 0 R 70 0 obj Scottish NHS nurses offered 6.5% pay rise for 2023-24 EMAP Publishing Limited Company number 7880758 (England & Wales) Registered address: /Contents 340 0 R endobj /Rotate 0 /Parent 16 0 R /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] The Home Office expected 2.8 million paying users to be using the new update service by 201718, but it was not market tested and the actual number of users is around one million. The new eligibility guidance applies to both staff and volunteer roles. 8 0 obj Organisations can also apply by email for standard and enhanced disclosures. /Contents 328 0 R 126 0 obj Well send you a link to a feedback form. /Rotate 0 This review was published in February 2011, making recommendations for the merger of the Criminal Records Bureau and Independent Safeguarding Authority into one new non-departmental public body, the Disclosure and Barring Service, responsible for barring individuals and completing criminal record checks. The procedures of the CRB were tightened following the Soham murders trial. /Resources 363 0 R >> /Contents 136 0 R News stories, speeches, letters and notices, Reports, analysis and official statistics, Data, Freedom of Information releases and corporate reports. We use some essential cookies to make this website work. 31: scottish vetting and barring number: If you have answered 'Yes' to 'a30' you must provide your Scottish Vetting and Barring Number. /Kids [70 0 R 71 0 R 72 0 R 73 0 R 74 0 R 75 0 R 76 0 R 77 0 R 78 0 R 79 0 R] << << Key aims of the programme were to reduce the cost of running the disclosure service, through customers using a new and cheaper update service rather than continuing to use existing types of disclosure certificates. 24 0 obj /Resources 187 0 R /Resources 341 0 R Disclosure Scotland runs free training webinars to help employers understand the different types of disclosure. /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] 19 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] [9], An organisation which is entitled to ask exempted questions (under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974) must register with the DBS, or a registered DBS Umbrella Body before they can request a DBS check on an applicant. << endobj /Resources 191 0 R 120 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] The Scottish scheme places the onus on the employer or organisation to make sure vetting is carried out - individuals will not be held responsible. 118 0 obj /Parent 24 0 R WebThe process by which the DBS provides criminal record data is called DBS Certificate or a DBS check (previously CRB check ). endobj /CS1 [/Separation /PANTONE#20535#20CV /DeviceCMYK 139 0 R] /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] /Type /Page /Type /Page Applications for basic disclosure will be processed according to the Scottish rules under the Rehabilitation periods for particular sentences section of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. You appear to be using an unsupported browser, and it may not be able to display this site properly. /Parent 11 0 R endobj Service is accepted by post or by email. /Parent 25 0 R B21. >> /Type /Page Close this message to accept cookies or find out how to manage your cookie settings. The Criminal Records Bureau, which is now part of DBS, was established under Part V of the Police Act 1997. WebA Scottish Executive consultation, Protecting Vulnerable Groups: Scottish Vetting and Barring Scheme took place between 8 February 2006 and 2 May 2006. /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] 93 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] /Contents 210 0 R /Type /Page /Contents 310 0 R endobj [citation needed], On 1 February 2018, the National Audit Office published an investigation report that was highly critical of the DBS.[16][17]. /Parent 15 0 R PROTECTION OF VULNER ABLE GROUPS (SCOTLAND) BILL endobj /CropBox [615.118 0.0 1210.39 841.89] An Enhanced DBS check is also suitable for a small number of other roles such as taxi licence applications or people working in the Gambling Commission. /Helv 8 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] If TransUnion verifies your identity online, you do not need to send copies of your identity documents to Disclosure Scotland. >> /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] << /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] If you want a basic disclosure for personal reasons rather than work purposes, apply where you live Disclosure Scotland if you live in Scotland, or the Disclosure and Barring Service if you live in England or Wales. >> /Count 50 /Parent 24 0 R Job application form /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] You may wish to upgrade your browser. /GS3 147 0 R /GS0 144 0 R /ProcSet [/PDF /Text /ImageB] endobj /Count 4 >> 88 0 obj endobj The police decide what (if any) additional information will be added to the certificate using the Quality Assurance Framework. /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] Chief Finance Officer and Deputy Chief Executive, Executive Director of Operations (Disclosure), Executive Director of Barring and Safeguarding, Executive Director of Technology and Innovation, Executive Director Strategy, Performance and Change, Human Resources and Organisational Development Director, Check benefits and financial support you can get, Find out about the Energy Bills Support Scheme, Check someone's criminal record as an employer, Update on DBS customer contact centre services 12 December 2022 to 3 January 2023, DBS and Ann Craft Trust promote Safeguarding Adults Week 2022, DBS and Premier League support football club safeguarding activity, DBS recognised as the highest-rated public service organisation for customer satisfaction, DBS check eligibility guidance for the charity sector and overseas aid organisations, DBS Leader reaches finals of UK Customer Satisfactions Awards, Update Service and other DBS online services, New Year jobseekers urged to watch out for 7 signs of job scams, DBS dataset 1: DBS checks, the DBS Update Service, and disputes, Digital identity document validation technology (IDVT), Annual Report for the Independent Monitor 2021, See all transparency and freedom of information releases, Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and. /Rotate 0 endobj 49 0 obj There are two DBS Barred Lists: one for adults, and one for children. /Subtype /Type1 Recommendation 19 states >> endobj This includes all that Enhanced certificate does, plus a check of the appropriate DBS Barred List. /Contents 324 0 R << endobj /brokenbar 168 /dieresis /copyright /ordfeminine 172 /logicalnot /.notdef /registered /macron << You may wish to upgrade your browser. /Type /Page >> /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] >> /Parent 17 0 R endobj endobj An Enhanced DBS check is suitable for people working with children or adults in certain circumstances such as those in receipt of healthcare or personal care. /Type /Page /Type /Page Disclosure Scotland continually monitor PVG scheme members' records for vetting information including criminal convictions that may affect their suitability to work with vulnerable groups. /Type /Page Key developments in Scottish youth justice, Safeguarding Childhood: Early Intervention and Surveillance in a Late Modern Society, The Munro review of child protection: an appraisal, Poverty and social justice in the devolved Scotland: neoliberalism meets social democracy, Protecting Children Securing Their Safety: A Pre-legislative Consultation Paper on the Establishment of an Index of Adults Unsuitable to Work with Children, Protection of Children (Scotland) Act 2003 Procedural Note: Determination Process, National Guidance for Child Protection in Scotland Draft for Public Consultation, Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme Guidance for Individuals, Organisation and Personal Employers, Stage 1: Report on Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Bill, Scottish Parliament Education Culture and Sport Committee, Stage 1: Report on the Protection of Children (Scotland) Bill, Vetting and Barring: Policy and Legislation in England and Wales, Child Protection Systems in the United Kingdom: A Comparative Analysis, Policy change under devolution: the prism of children's policy, Devolution and Power in the United Kingdom, People Like Us: The Report of the Review of the Safeguards for Children Living Away from Home, Vetting and Barring Scheme Communications Team, Punishing the Poor: The Neoliberal Government of Social Insecurity, Choosing with Care the Report of the Committee of Inquiry into the Selection, Development and Management of Staff in Children's Homes, Lost in Care: Report of the Tribunal of Inquiry into the Abuse of Children in Care in the Former County Council Areas of Gwynedd and Clwyd since 1974. 76 0 obj << /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] endobj << /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] endobj /Parent 24 0 R >> /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] << /Parent 16 0 R /Parent 16 0 R [8] It is also an offence for an employer to knowingly employ a barred person in regulated activity with the group from which they are barred. 97 0 obj You can change your cookie settings at any time. /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] [7] It is an offence for any person who has been barred by the DBS to work or apply to work in Regulated Activity (whether paid or voluntary) with the group (children or adults) from which they are barred. /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] Isle of Man Government - DBS checks FAQs