Who is entitled to a Standard DBS Check?

by | Jan 28, 2015 | Care, DBS Check, Eligibility, Enhanced, Legal, Medical receptionists/administrators, NHS, Security, Standard

 

Further to our previous blogs we are now looking at who is entitled to a Standard DBS check.

If you are working in employment such as legal, finance or security and are registered with correct authorities such as:

  • Finance         : (FCA)
  • Legal :           : (Law Society)
  • Security         : (SIA)

You are entitled to a Standard DBS check.

As with the Enhanced, the Standard check can only be carried out by your employer ormedical admin employment agency, you cannot obtain this as an individual.

Other Roles

Other positions eligible for the Standard DBS Check are as follows:

Anybody working on an NHS Setting but not providing regulated

activity to patients such as:

Ward Photographers

NHS Cleaners

Catering staff

Medical receptionists/administrators

You are also eligible for a Standard check if you are working within the courts E.G catering

What is shown on a Certificate?

A Standard DBS check will show all spent and unspent convictions, Cautions, Reprimands and Warnings held on the Police National Computer in England and Wales that would not be filtered in line with current guidance, therefore allowing employers to make a more informed recruitment decision. This level of check will also reveal if the candidate appears on government department lists of people who are deemed unsuitable to work with children.

Who will receive my Certificate?

Once the application has been completed and the certificate is issued the DBS will send this directly to the applicants home address. If there is any content that is incorrect, or that the applicant does not agree with they then have time to dispute this before showing their employer.

Pass or Fail?

Over the last few months the question ‘what if I don’t pass my DBS Check?’ has arisen.  As with the Enhanced check there is no Pass or Fail.

The sole reason for a DBS check Enhanced or Standard is for an employer to make a safe recruitment decision, therefore if you have a conviction or caution on your DBS check it is entirely up to your employer’s discretion if they choose to employ you after assessing the conviction in relation to the job role.

For further information on Standard Checks or eligibility criteria call our friendly team of specialists today on 01942 609365

Or visit our website www.criminalrecordsservices.com