New DBS legislation reflects a changing workforce . The UK’s safeguarding systems were largely designed for a world where most people worked for a single employer, within clearl ...

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Councillors in Southampton will be asked to undergo DBS checks as part of their role as elected representatives – but it will not be possible to make them mandatory. The city council previously ...

Gedling Borough Council will again consider whether elected politicians should undergo additional checks to safeguard children and vulnerable adults. The policy will be reviewed at the Labour-run ...

Liberal Democrat MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole, Vikki Slade, has called for urgent reform of the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) after hosting a Parliamentary Adjournment Debate on the issue.

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