Recent changes to Disclosure and Barring Service legislation, which came into effect on 21 January 2026, recognise that shift. The reform allows self-employed professionals and personal employees to ...
The Disclosure and Disbarring Service manages both criminal record disclosures and decisions about who should be barred from working with ...
Councillors in Southampton will be asked to undergo DBS checks as part of their role as elected representatives – but it will not be possible to make them mandatory. The city council previously ...