Latest News & Events

15 April 2015

Are you looking to give back to your community? Perhaps your children or grandchildren attend a local school and you’d like to get involved with its management and continual development? Then why not become a school governor?

10 April 2015

We get questions about our DBS checking service on a regular basis. In fact, we’ve compiled a FAQ page to answer a lot of your queries. But one question that comes up time and time again is: Are DBS certificates transportable?

5 April 2015

Your children are the most important thing in your life and you will do anything to keep them safe and happy. So you want to make sure you hire a caregiver who is fun to be around, yet qualified, firm and above all, safe. But how do you ensure this? Should you run a background check on your babysitter?

1 April 2015

Anyone working in the childcare industry, or who has their own kids, will be familiar with the organisation Ofsted. But are you acquainted with their work?

1 January 2014

The Wales Fast Growth 50 project has named CBS as its sixth fastest growing business and top for Business to Business services.

29 May 2013

From 29 May 2013, the DBS will be removing certain specified old and minor offences from criminal record certificates issued from this date. Changes to the legislation were introduced today (29 May 2013) to allow us to do this.

17 May 2013

Things are hotting-up here at the DBS, as we expect to be able to announce the launch date for the Update Service imminently.

9 May 2013

Today, the Home Office has started the legislative process (subject to agreement by Parliament) so that certain old and minor cautions and convictions will no longer be disclosed on a DBS certificate.

25 March 2012

A reform of the CRB vetting and barring process has been announced as part of the Government’s […]