DBS Eligibility Webinar for East Midlands Local Authorities

The Disclosure & Barring Service’s Regional Safeguarding Outreach team delivers workshops to a variety of organisations within the safeguarding environment. These workshops will help you increase your awareness of DBS checks and the update service and improve your knowledge and confidence about when and how barring referrals should be made.

DBS Regional Safeguarding Outreach Workshops

This workshop is suitable for anyone who has responsibility for engaging with DBS processes and legislation within their organisation.

DBS Webinars for the East Midlands region

A series of workshops open to employers and voluntary organisations in the East Midlands, delivered by the DBS Regional Outreach Adviser for the area.

Come along and join this two hour webinar hosted by Lizzie Whittington, DBS Regional Outreach Adviser for the East Midlands. Lizzie works with all organisations in the region, no matter their size or sector, to help them understand the importance of safeguarding and DBS checks. If you request DBS checks for those working or volunteering in your organisation, this workshop will be useful for you!This workshop will cover:• the benefits of DBS and your organisation working together• the different levels of DBS checks available• eligibility, and when an employee is eligible for a check• what ‘regulated activity’ is• what the DBS Update Service is, and its benefits• the safe recruitment practices that can be in place, with DBS checks forming a part of theseThis workshop is suitable for anyone who has responsibility for engaging with DBS processes and legislation within their organisation including those who decide on levels of checks to be applied for, carry out recruitment or manage staff in regulated activity or have responsibility for safeguarding or trustees.If you are an organisation who has a large number of individuals you would like to attend a workshop please contact dbsregionaloutreach@dbs.gov.uk and we can arrange providing direct support.If you are a member of the public and would like more information about DBS checks please see gov.uk/dbs or contact Customer Services 03000 200 190