People across East and West Sussex say they are unable to start jobs because of long delays to Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks. The background checks are required by employers to inspect a ...

Getting the right people into the right roles has never had higher stakes, and so when it came to choosing a screening provider and platform for its DBS checks, working with the very best was ...

Northumberland County Council is facing calls to enforce mandatory disclosure and barring (DBS) checks on those elected. Currently, the local authority only requests checks from members rather than ...

Mayor Karen Clark has asked council lawyers and standards leads to review how DBS checks might apply to elected members. The council says the matter will be reported back to full council before any ...