Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) workshops for Faith Groups

The DBS Regional Outreach Service is running a series of workshops designed specifically for Faith Groups, aimed at enhancing understanding of its various components.

Details of the upcoming events are available below. If you would like to attend a workshop, please click the link for the date of the session you would like to attend.

• Thursday 7th August (1pm – 2pm)
• Tuesday 19th August (1pm – 2pm)

This 60 minute workshop will cover:

• The role of the Disclosure and Barring service
• Understanding DBS Checks and role eligibility, including levels of check and workforce
• What ‘regulated activity’ is
• An organisation’s duties and responsibilities in regard to referring to DBS
• Understand the DBS barring process and the consequences of being placed on one or both Barred Lists

• Tuesday 12th August (12:30pm – 2pm)
• Wednesday 24th September (10am – 11:30am)

This 90 minute workshop will cover:

• The benefits of DBS and your organisation working together
• The different levels of DBS check
• Eligibility, and when an employee is eligible for a check
• What ‘regulated activity’ is
• What the DBS Update Service is, and its benefits
• The safe recruitment practices that can be in place, with DBS checks forming a part of these

• Wednesday 27th August (1pm – 2:30pm)
• Thursday 9th October (12pm – 1:30pm)

This 90 minute workshop will cover:

• The benefits of DBS and your organisation working together
• What ‘regulated activity’ is
• When a DBS barring referral should be made, including when the legal duty is met
• The three different referral routes
• How to make a good quality referral
• The consequences of not making appropriate barring referrals
• The consequences of being included on one or both Barred Lists

• Tuesday 25nd November (1pm – 2:30pm)
• Tuesday 10th February (11am – 12:30pm)

This 90 minute workshop will cover:

• Why requests are made by DBS and what we do with that information
• The legal duty placed on organisations to provide this information
• The legislation that underpins these requests and allows for sharing with confidence
• The importance of responding to requests to safeguard vulnerable groups

• Wednesday 17th December (12pm – 1:30pm)
• Tuesday 24th February (10am – 11:30am)

This 90 minute workshop will cover:

• What the Update Service is (and is not)
• Which DBS certificates can be registered with the service
• Benefits of the service to applicants and recruiters
• Status checking & interpreting the results
• Update Service and Home-Based positions
• Using the Update Service when recruitment decisions are made off site

• Friday 12th December (10am – 11am)
• Tuesday 17th February (1pm – 2pm)

This 60 minute workshop will cover:

• Who has a legal duty to refer
• When a referral should be made
• How to make a Barring Referral

• Tuesday 11th November (10am – 11:30am)
• Wednesday 4th February (11am – 12:30pm)

This 90 minute workshop will cover:

• What we mean by harmful behaviour
• Safeguarding, Abuse and Neglect
• Relevant Conduct and Risk of Harm
• Harmful behaviour and the transferability of risk
• How to make a Barring referral to DBS