You will be able to register for the Update Service at two stages of the DBS … Find out if you can use an existing DBS certificate. You can use the Post Office document certification service if you can’t find anyone to sign the form. Applicants (job candidates) can’t do a standard or enhanced criminal record check on themselves. DBS Check Cost: £75pp incl VAT It can sometimes take a lot longer, for example if you’ve lived in different places. If you join the service, you can then use your DBS for any new jobs or roles with children. Security Watchdog, part of Capita plc closely scrutinises each DBS application before it is processed by the DBS. Mistakes on the application form will cause delays in processing. This guidance is related to the old paper form so the on-line form might be different. stream If you make a mistake you can edit the form at the end of your application process before you confirm submission. have to reapply and pay for a DBS all over again! You will be able to register for the Update Service at two stages of the DBS process: Once the DBS receive your application and assign you a DBS reference number (This will be an 11 digit number beginning with ‘E’). MS Word Document, 424KB. This could include your partner, cleaner, housemates, lodgers and children over the age of 16. Clarified 'DBS update service' and 'If you already have a DBS certificate' sections. Obtaining a DBS Check Applying for a DBS check is a requirement for new applications for the Ofsted Childcare Register. Repeating DBS checks for people already registered with Ofsted 5 Starting work before a DBS check is obtained 6 Our role in checking employers who use existing DBS checks 6 DBS checks for agency staff 8 DBS checks on children on domestic premises who turn 16 8 Students on work placements, volunteers and occasional visitors 9 This costs £10.50. You will need the certificate to register with Ofsted. Apply to register Ofsted will only accept a DBS certificate within 3 months of the issue date. It usually takes up to 12 weeks to register with Ofsted. At the end you will get a certificate which you can show to parents or employers. All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0, except where otherwise stated, Parenting, childcare and children's services, people connected with Ofsted-registered childcare, Childminders: report new adults in the home, Early years childcare: registering with Ofsted, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks: childcare providers, Childcare and children's social care health declaration form, People connected with Ofsted-registered childcare, Children's centres, childminders, pre-schools and nurseries, Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance and support, Transparency and freedom of information releases, you obtained it through the Ofsted DBS application. 4 0 obj Anyone else in your home over 16 will have to complete a DBS too and join the DBS Update Service. If you have any DBS queries please contact: eBulkPlus at Security Watchdog - Ofsted Team Viables 3 Jays Close Basingtoke RG22 4LT Telephone: 01420 557624 Email: CapitaDBS@capita.co.uk. 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