DBS Check

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check reviews a person’s criminal convictions and cautions. There are three types of DBS check: Basic, Standard & Enhanced. 

Information included in these checks, and the differences between them, are shown below.

Basic

• Unspent convictions and conditional cautions

Standard

• Unspent convictions and conditional cautions
• Spent convictions and cautions, subject to filtering

Enhanced

• Unspent convictions and conditional cautions
• Spent convictions and cautions, subject to filtering
• Relevant non-conviction information from the police

This information equips the recruiter with valuable information about a candidate's criminal past, allowing them to make the best-informed decision about whether the candidate is best suited for a given role or position.