A Basic DBS can usually be completed within a couple of days of being submitted to the DBS, sometimes even the same day. Standard and Enhanced checks will take longer because we need to countersign the application to make sure that it is a valid application. Typically though, they can still be completed within 5 – 10 days after we
What information is disclosed on a DBS check? A Basic DBS check will contain details of convictions and conditional cautions considered to be ‘unspent’ under the terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 aims to give those with convictions or cautions the chance – in certain circumstances – to wipe the slate clean