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 ...

Avon and Somerset Police said there was an increase in DBS applications in the summer that had caused a backlog Lengthy waiting times for DBS checks are delaying people from starting jobs and causing ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...