What is the Disclosure and Barring Service?

The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) was created in December 2012. It brought together the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) and the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA).

The DBS provides a system for organisations to obtain an individual’s criminal convictions, plus any cautions, reprimands or warnings held in England and Wales and on the Police National Computer. It will also check the barred status of an individual if they are applying for a role that is deemed ‘regulated activity’.