Have you ever considered the true cost of a bad hire? It’s not just about monetary loss, it could take a toll on your resources, time, and morale. Pre-employment screening has become an essential part of the hiring process, helping you to avoid these pitfalls. It’s your first line of defence, enabling you to verify…
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The Disclosure and Barring Service are updating the DBS Service, with three key changes that will be implemented in the second half of October 2023 The three areas due for change are the: Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) rules Alignment of the ‘Filtering rules’ Issuing of Manual Certificates At present, there has been only very…
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Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks can be a very useful tool in the recruitment process and for some industries, they are a regulated requirement so understanding the benefits (and of course the rules) is important for any HR manager. In this post, we’re looking at what DBS checks are, when they should be used…
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Many employers use Disclosure and Barring Service checks as part of their recruitment risk reduction process but it is a little known fact that they are good only for the day they are done. For example, if you carry out a basic check today on one of your employees and they are convicted of an…
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DBS checks can often seem like overkill for the third sector, but it’s not a thing that you should take lightly or ignore and hope that it will go away. Whilst there is no legal requirement for every charity to check every person, many are required to by law and others may choose to do…
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Good question but No you can’t ask get an enhanced dbs check done on yourself? Only organisations and licensing bodies can apply for a dbs check, You can of course as an individual apply for a basic disclosure. If you work for yourself, are self employed and need to get an enhanced DBS check done…
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