Elizabeth Prochaska, Consultant in Child Protection Unit at Farrer & Co, has kindly permitted us to cross-post “Criminal records checks – getting it right” first published on the website of Farrer & Co in April 2017

In January, the DBS announced the results of its initial compliance inspections of registered bodies and identified inappropriate barred list checks as one of its biggest areas of concern. The DBS has been visiting registered bodies since March 2016 and checking compliance with the DBS code of practice. The inspections revealed that registered bodies are requesting barred list checks when they are not required. The DBS said: ‘This is an offence and may result in an RB receiving information they are not legally entitled to see and the applicant being inappropriately investigated for trying to work in an activity they are barred from.’ Continue reading →