From 21 January 2026, self-employed people and personal employees can apply for Enhanced and Enhanced with Barred List(s) DBS checks through an ...

Councillors in Southampton will be asked to undergo DBS checks as part of their role as elected representatives – but it will not be possible to make them mandatory. The city council previously ...

Liberal Democrat MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole, Vikki Slade, has called for urgent reform of the Disclosure and Barring ...

Some councillors are pushing for those who haven't undergone the checks to be identified ...