Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check
All appointments are subject to satisfactory checks including those required under the provisions of the Protection of Children Act Part V of the Police Act 1997. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from employment. You will be required to complete a DBS application form.
The DBS/Recruitment of Ex Offenders Policy is available by request from the HR Department.
The Rehabilitation of Ex Offenders Act 1974
Because of the nature of the work for which you are applying, this post is exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, by virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exemptions) Order 1975 as amended. Applicants are, therefore, not entitled to withhold information about convictions, cautions
or final warnings which for other purposes are "spent" under this Act.
The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provides that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.
Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.
Any information given will be completely confidential and will be considered only in relation to an application for positions to which the Order applies. Certain posts, where the postholder may come into contact with under 18s and vulnerable adults, will be subject to checks by the Disclosure and Barring Service.