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Submission: On February 14 via api from BE — Scanned from DE
Submission: On February 14 via api from BE — Scanned from DE
Form analysis 3 forms found in the DOM
GET /search
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</form>POST /contact/govuk/problem_reports
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<input type="hidden" name="url" value="https://www.gov.uk/request-copy-criminal-record">
<h3 class="gem-c-feedback__form-heading">Help us improve GOV.UK</h3>
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<h3 class="gem-c-feedback__form-heading">Help us improve GOV.UK</h3>
<p id="survey_explanation" class="gem-c-feedback__form-paragraph">To help us improve GOV.UK, we’d like to know more about your visit today. We’ll send you a link to a feedback form. It will take only 2 minutes to fill in. Don’t worry we won’t
send you spam or share your email address with anyone.</p>
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</form>Text Content
Skip to main content COOKIES ON GOV.UK We use some essential cookies to make this website work. We’d like to set additional cookies to understand how you use GOV.UK, remember your settings and improve government services. We also use cookies set by other sites to help us deliver content from their services. Accept additional cookies Reject additional cookies View cookies You have accepted additional cookies. You have rejected additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time. Hide this message GOV.UK NAVIGATION MENU Menu Menu TOPICS * Benefits * Births, death, marriages and care * Business and self-employed * Childcare and parenting * Citizenship and living in the UK * Cost of living support * Crime, justice and the law * Disabled people * Driving and transport * Education and learning * Employing people * Environment and countryside * Housing and local services * Money and tax * Passports, travel and living abroad * Visas and immigration * Working, jobs and pensions GOVERNMENT ACTIVITY * Departments Departments, agencies and public bodies * News News stories, speeches, letters and notices * Guidance and regulation Detailed guidance, regulations and rules * Research and statistics Reports, analysis and official statistics * Policy papers and consultations Consultations and strategy * Transparency Data, Freedom of Information releases and corporate reports Search GOV.UK × SEARCH Search GOV.UK Search GOV.UK Search POPULAR ON GOV.UK * Check benefits and financial support you can get * Find out about the Energy Bills Support Scheme * Find a job * Coronavirus (COVID-19) * Universal Credit account: sign in 1. Home 2. Working, jobs and pensions 3. Finding a job REQUEST A BASIC DBS CHECK Apply for a basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check to get a copy of your criminal record. This is called ‘basic disclosure’. It costs £18. It’s available for people working in England and Wales. This guide is also available in Welsh (Cymraeg). You can also get a basic DBS check if you live in Northern Ireland or Scotland but the job you’re applying for is in England or Wales. There’s a different way to apply if you’re applying for a job in Northern Ireland or applying for a job in Scotland. The check will only show convictions that are not ‘spent’, for example some types of caution will disappear after 3 months. You must be 16 or over to apply. It usually takes up to 14 days for you to receive your certificate. WHAT YOU’LL NEED To apply for a basic DBS check you’ll need: * all your addresses for the last 5 years and the dates you lived there * your National Insurance number * your passport * your driving licence APPLY ONLINE The service is available from 8am to 11:30pm. Start now BEFORE YOU START Make sure a basic DBS check is the correct one for you. For certain roles, your employer may need to apply for a higher level of criminal record check. Find out if you need a basic DBS check or ask your employer if you’re not sure. HOW TO PAY You can pay for a basic DBS check yourself or you can get someone to pay for you - for example, an employer or relative. You can pay with a debit or credit card. You can also use Google Pay or Apple Pay. If you pay the fee yourself, you need to pay it when you apply. If someone else pays, they must pay the fee within 10 days of your application being submitted. GET HELP TO USE THE ONLINE SERVICE If you need support to apply online, call the DBS helpline on 03000 200 190 and select option 2 and then option 1. OTHER WAYS TO APPLY You can also choose to apply through other companies. DBS has a list of companies you can apply through. REQUESTING YOUR POLICE RECORD You’ll need to request a police record instead if: * you’re applying for certain visas * you want to see your police file without receiving a certificate - this will show up any warnings or cautions that are not on your official criminal record TRANSGENDER APPLICATIONS Contact the DBS transgender applications team if you’re a transgender applicant and you do not want to reveal details of your previous identity to a potential employer. DBS transgender applications team sensitive@dbs.gov.uk Telephone: 0300 106 1452 Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm Find out about call charges RELATED CONTENT * Criminal record checks when you apply for a role * Find out which DBS check is right for your employee EXPLORE THE TOPIC * Finding a job IS THIS PAGE USEFUL? * Maybe * Yes this page is useful * No this page is not useful Thank you for your feedback Report a problem with this page HELP US IMPROVE GOV.UK Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details. This field is for robots only. Please leave blank What were you doing? What went wrong? Send Cancel HELP US IMPROVE GOV.UK To help us improve GOV.UK, we’d like to know more about your visit today. We’ll send you a link to a feedback form. It will take only 2 minutes to fill in. Don’t worry we won’t send you spam or share your email address with anyone. 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