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...
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 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!
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...
New DBS Enhanced & Standard ID Checking Guidelines from October 2017
The new guidelines will run in parallel from 24th October 2017 with the existing ID checking guidelines until 25th January 2018, when the existing guidelines will cease to apply. You can start using the new guidance from the 24th October; however you have three months...
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...
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...
10th Anniversary Celebrations
Here at Criminal Records Services Ltd throughout all of 2016 we will be celebrating our 10th Anniversary of providing specialist support to the CRB/DBS Industry. We have processed over 100,000 Criminal Records Checks for over 3500 companies during our 10 years in...
Employability Risk Assessment If a DBS/CRB Certificate contains information
For any employer it is important to know the key elements to consider when completing an employability risk assessment in order to make a safe recruitment decision should any DBS Checks contain information. KEY ELEMENTS EXPLAINED What is an Employability Risk...