Disclosure and Barring Service
Commons · Question 81524 · Tabled 13 Oct 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will consider the potential merits of requiring Disclosure and Barring Service checks to include civil offences where a safeguarding issue was involved.
Answer
Answered by Jess Phillips, 16 Oct 2025
The purpose of a criminal record check issued by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is to provide information to employers and others to help them judge the suitability of an individual for a particular role.On the highest level enhanced DBS checks,...