Basic Applications – Email Address

We have identified that a large number of employers are recording their own email address in the applicant email address field or are putting ‘NULL’ in this field. Please be aware that this field must contain the applicants email address.  When we receive a basic...

Quality Policy of the Company

Criminal Records Services Ltd is a premier Umbrella Organisation Body providing specialist support to statutory and private companies and the voluntary sector, and also to conduct specific background checks on behalf of clients. Our policy is to satisfy our customer's...

Account Managers

Account Managers

The DBS will no longer be able to amend applications where incorrect information has been identified in the following fields from 1st August 2019 Workforce - Working at home address - Missing address from 5 year address history. Where any such errors or omissions are...

DBS Fee Changes

DBS Fee Changes

DBS Fee Changes The Disclosure and Barring Service have informed us that they laid legislation before Parliament earlier this year regarding reducing their fee for a DBS check. Please refer to the slide for DBS fee changes

DBS Basic Checks Update!

DBS Basic Checks Update!

From January 2018, the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) will be taking over the processing of Basic checks for England and Wales from Disclosure Scotland. Paper forms for basic applications will no longer be accepted by the DBS from January 2018.  All applications...

Are you eligible for a Volunteer DBS check?

Are you eligible for a Volunteer DBS check?

What is a Volunteer? A person engaged in an activity which involves spending time, unpaid (except for travel and other approved out-of-pocket expenses), doing something which aims to benefit some third party other than, or in addition to, a close relative.’ To qualify...