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DBS Update Service Webinar for South East Employers and Voluntary Orgs

By DBS Regional Safeguarding Outreach Workshops

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

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  • 1 hour
  • Online

About this event

Come along and join this 1 hour webinar hosted by Kelly Matthews, DBS Regional Outreach Adviser for the South East of England. Kelly 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 webinar will cover:

  • What the Update Service is (and is not)​
  • Which DBS certificates can be registered with the service​
  • Benefits of the service to applicants and recruiters​
  • Status checking & interpreting the results​
  • Update Service and Home-Based positions​
  • Using the Update Service when recruitment decisions are made off site.

This webinar 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

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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.

Free
Oct 30 · 06:00 PDT