DBS Checks
We have partnered with Burnley, Pendle, and Rossendale CVS to offer standard and enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks where required for your staff and volunteers, particularly where they might work with vulnerable children or adults.
For more information on this service, contact Mark by email at [email protected] or telephone 01524 555900.
Eligibility
Before we can begin to arrange for a DBS check, you must establish the eligibility of the role. You can use the government toolkit and guidance documents (working with children and working with adults) to find out, or get in touch with us for further advice.
Once you have determined that the role is eligible, we can arrange an appointment with the applicant to complete a DBS application form and have their evidence documents verified.
We offer standard and enhanced checks for staff and volunteers. Basic checks are available by visiting the DBS service online, provided directly by the UK Government Disclosure & Barring Service.
Fees
Enhanced DBS checks for volunteers benefit from a reduced price.
Volunteers
Standard DBS: £50
Enhanced DBS: £35
Staff
Standard DBS: £50
Enhanced DBS: £70
The fee includes:
- The DBS form
- Fees charged by our processing partner and the DBS service
- Postage
- Validation of the form and identification documents at an in-person meeting with a member of CVS staff
Process
If all documents are presented as specified in the DBS guidance, a single meeting to complete the form and validate the documents will be all that is required. Please bear in mind that if there is a delay between completing the form and presenting all required evidence, there is a chance that the form may be rejected by the DBS service which means it will need to be completed again.
Once we have validated the form and documents, we will send an invoice. Prompt payment within 14 days is appreciated.
If the applicant has a passport, a driving licence (or both), they should make sure they bring them with them.
It isn’t necessary to provide a document with their National Insurance number on it, but if they have an NI card or a P60, it’ll be helpful to see it.
A full list of accepted documents can be found here.
There are three possible routes which verify the applicant’s identity:
Route 1
The applicant must be able to show:
- One document from Group 1, (see link above),
- and two further documents from either Group 1, Group 2a, or Group 2b.
- At least one of the documents must show the applicant’s current address.
If the applicant isn’t a national of the UK and is applying for voluntary work, they may need to be fingerprinted if they can’t show these documents.
Route 2
Route 2 can only be used if the applicant can’t produce documents which satisfy Route 1.
Route 2 may not be used by applicants who wish to undertake voluntary work and are not UK nationals.
For Route 2 the applicant must be able to show:
- One document from Group 2a,
- and two further documents from either Group 2a or Group 2b.
- At least one of the documents must show the applicant’s current address.
We must then also use an appropriate external ID validation service to check the application.
Route 3
Route 3 can only be used if the applicant can’t produce documents which satisfy Routes 1 or 2.
For Route 3 the applicant must be able to show:
- A birth certificate issued after the time of birth (UK, Isle of Man and Channel Islands),
- one document from Group 2a,
- and three further documents from Group 2a or Group 2b.
- At least one of the documents must show the applicant’s current address.
If the applicant can’t provide these documents they may need to be fingerprinted.
Once everything is checked and considered to be accurate, we will send the form off for processing.
The certificate is posted directly to the applicant, to the current address stated on the form. Provided that there are no issues with the form, this usually happens within 2 to 4 weeks.
If you do not receive your form in this time, we can check its progress. If the certificate has been posted but you have not received it, you must let us know ASAP so that we can arrange a replacement.
