Basic DBS Check
This is available for any position or purpose and will contain details of convictions and conditional cautions that are considered to be unspent.
Standard DBS Check
Standard certificates are available for specific roles outlined in legislation. They show unspent and spent convictions, cautions, reprimands and warnings held on the Police National Computer, subject to filtering rules.
Enhanced DBS Check
This is the highest level of check available to anyone involved in work with vulnerable groups, and other positions involving a high degree of trust.
Enhanced certificates contain the same information as the Standard certificate, with the addition of relevant local police force information.
Enhanced with Barred List Check
An Enhanced check with Barred Lists, shows the same as an Enhanced check plus whether the applicant is in the lists of those barred from working with children of vulnerable groups, where the role is in Regulated Activity.
The DBS make informed decisions about whether an individual should be barred from engaging in Regulated Activity with children and/or adults and maintain the Children’s and Adults’ Barred Lists. They also make informed decisions as to whether it is appropriate to remove a person from a barred list.