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Guidance

DBS guidance leaflets

Guidance leaflets relating to eligibility and other DBS services and products.

Documents

DBS checks for working with children in places of worship

Barring referrals: how and when to make one

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Barring referrals: how and when to make one (Welsh)

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Details

These leaflets provide information relating to eligibility and other Disclosure and Barring Service products and services.

Please note, we are currently in the process of redesigning these leaflets to ensure they meet current accessibility regulations. If you need an accessible version in the interim, please email us at communications@dbs.gov.ukcustomerservices@dbs.gov.uk

Any other DBS queries should be sent to customerservices@dbs.gov.uk

Updates to this page

Published 14 September 2018

Last updated 214 FebruarySeptember 2025 + show href="#full-history">+ show all updates
    1. Welsh HTML translations for regulated activity with adults in England and Wales leaflet, and DBS checks for adult social care roles leaflet have been uploaded.

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Update history

2025-09-04 13:53
Contact email has been updated.

2025-02-21 10:44
Welsh HTML translations for regulated activity with adults in England and Wales leaflet, and DBS checks for adult social care roles leaflet have been uploaded.

2025-02-13 14:06
New leaflet added, Regulated activity with adults in England and Wales, which is an amalgamation of the leaflets Regulated activity with adults in England and Regulated activity with adults in Wales. These leaflets have been removed as they are replaced by the new leaflet. Updated HTML version of DBS checks for adult social care roles created, with section about befrienders added. Original PDF version deleted as it is now outdated.English and Welsh version of a guide to school governor and elected councillor roles in Wales leaflet removed

2025-02-13 08:59
-The Welsh version of the Regulated activity with children in England and Wales leaflet has been uploaded.-The Welsh version of the Eligibility for healthcare roles leaflet has been uploaded-The Welsh version of the Definition of work with children leaflet has been uploadedThe Welsh version of the Working with children in the charity sector and overseas aid organisations leaflet has been uploaded-Welsh PDF version of DBS checks in sport – working with children leaflet has been deleted as there is now a HTML replacement.

2024-08-07 10:57
Addition of the following leaflets: ‘The legal duty to refer to DBS’ and ‘How to make a good quality barring referral’.

2024-07-09 15:58
Leaflet title updated to include England and Wales (Regulated Activity with Children in England and Wales)

2024-07-05 13:38
Removed reference to children’s hospitals in Wales to reflect correct policy updates.

2023-11-01 08:40
Applying eligibility to NHS roles guidance has been removed.

2022-07-14 14:32
2 x leaflets replaced. Working with children in the charity sector, and working with adults in the charity sector, have now been replaced by: Working with children in the charity sector and overseas aid organisations, and working with adults in the charity sector and overseas aid organisations.