DBS News Mar/Apr 2017
April 15th, 2017 by Jonathan Bazely
A summary of the DBS News for March / April 2017. This month covers topics including the work of the DBS to detect fraud and the correct level of check.
DBS News Jan/Feb 2017
February 6th, 2017 by Jonathan Bazely
For a summary of the DBS News and how it affects DDC Customers please read below. To view the news in full please follow the link to the DBS website. Release 1 (R1) Project update The DBS recently announced plans to introduce new IT systems to improve several aspects of the DBS systems, to the benefit of […]
An update on Metropolitan Police Service delays
December 8th, 2016 by Jonathan Bazely
Enhanced level DBS checks are sent to local police forces as part of the review process, at stage four of a five stage process. The Metropolitan Police Service are resolving a number of issues to tackle the backlog of applications they currently hold. Some applications are taking much longer than their 60 day service level agreement. The Disclosure and Barring Service […]
Christmas Opening Times for 2016 at DDC
December 5th, 2016 by Matt Tuckey
The staff and management of DDC would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year The DDC offices will be closed from midday on Friday 23rd December 2016 and will re-open on Tuesday 3rd January 2017. We will collect mail from the Local Delivery Office intermittently over this period […]
Further delays with DBS R1 roll-out
November 3rd, 2016 by Jonathan Bazely
The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) have announced their project to modernise their service, called Release One (R1), has been delayed. So what is R1? R1 is the introduction of a new IT platform aimed at improving the availability of digital channels between the DBS and their customers. This includes Umbrella Bodies such as Due Diligence Checking […]
Update on Access Northern Ireland checks
October 15th, 2016 by Jonathan Bazely
Access Northern Ireland (AccessNI) have released information about an update to their services. They recently took part in a trial to access criminal record information from other countries. This trial involved criminal record information relating to Dutch and Latvian nationals. During this six month trial 31 applications were submitted to these countries. From the 3rd […]
Are you running a summer camp or kids activity group ? Do you need a DBS check?
August 2nd, 2016 by Jonathan Bazely
DBS Checks for summer camp or kids activity group helpers. As summer rapidly approaches and the school term ends many organisation begin to offer a summer camp or kids activity groups. These form a great place for children or vulnerable adults to carry on learning through the summer months. They also offer parents additional facilities to find […]
5 easy steps to assessing Regulated Activity in Scotland, the PVG Scheme
July 8th, 2016 by Jonathan Bazely
What is Regulated Activity (or Regulated Work) in Scotland? Regulated Activity (or Regulated Work) is a term used by Disclosure Scotland to help employers or endorsing organisation to determine the level of Disclosure Scotland criminal record check to request, or the type of Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) membership an applicant should hold. Legislation in Scotland is […]
End of support for Internet Explorer 7 and 8
June 15th, 2016 by Jonathan Bazely
Why is support ending for Internet Explorer 7 and 8? The Internet Explorer 7 and 8 (IE7 and IE8) browsers have been in use since 2006, and several security vulnerabilities have been identified in recent years. In response to these discoveries, Microsoft stopped supporting or updating these browsers on the 12th Jan 2016, and recommend […]
DBS News March 2016
April 7th, 2016 by Jonathan Bazely
DBS News for March 2016 The DBS news for March 2016 has now been released and their are some interesting points. We have broken it down in this article, summarised the important aspects and highlighted any effect this will have in the short term. An update on the Metropolitan Police Performance and Backlog The Disclosure and Barring Service […]
