DISCLOSURE AND BARRING SERVICE (DBS)

The DBS process

DBS checks with are valid for three years from date of issue or the date of an online service update check by ITFU ENGLAND. All adults who wish to continue to work in a role which requires a DBS check must renew their application prior to its expiry after three years.

If an individual, working in a role which requires a DBS check, receives a conviction or a caution for any offence, they must notify ITFU ENGLAND within 28 days of the date of the conviction or caution. They will usually be required to complete a new DBS check.

How to apply for a DBS Certificate

Please download and complete the DBS Enhanced & Standard Evidence gathering form below:

DBS Certificate Application Form

Once you have completed the form, please send along with a copy of the relevant ID and Evidence needed to office@itfuengland.co.uk

Please make the DBS application & certificate fee of £60.00

Please allow up to 30 days from date of application & payment for the process to complete.

Referrals to the Safeguarding Review Panel

If ITFU ENGLAND is notified of disclosures on an applicant’s DBS check which require a risk assessment before clearance, the matter will be referred to a Safeguarding Review Panel (SRP) for determination by the National Compliance Manager.

However, the National Compliance Manager has the power to determine that disclosures on an applicant’s DBS check do not require a risk assessment, by virtue of the fact that they are not sufficiently serious, and the individual can be cleared to continue in their role upon notification.

Where an applicant’s DBS disclosures are referred to the SRP, the applicant cannot commence or continue in a role requiring a DBS check until such time as a decision as to their suitability has been made.

The review process

If the National Compliance Manager makes a referral to the SRP, they will write to the applicant concerned notifying them that a referral has been made and requesting an explanation in relation to any disclosures on their DBS certificate.

The applicant will have 28 days from receipt of the written notification to respond.

If the SRP decide not to clear an applicant, the applicant will be notified as soon as reasonably practicable, with the reasons for the decision, and the applicant will have 14 days from the date of notification to lodge an appeal.

If the SRP decide to clear an applicant, the individual can start or continue in their role upon notification.

Please note: the SRP have the right to require an individual to complete courses or training, or be subject to a period of supervision before clearance, if imposing a training or supervision period is necessary and proportionate.