Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) webinars – January, February and March 2025

Laura Gaskell, who is the National Outreach Advisor for the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), will be holding the following workshops in early 2025. Aimed at the Faith Based sector these sessions are designed to help with understanding regulated activity and the different levels of checks when there is a legal duty to refer to DBS.

Use this link and sign up to join on 9^th January 2025 1pm- 1.30pm – DBS Welcome for Faith Sector 9.1.2025 1.00-1.30pm

DBS Eligibility Webinar 12^th February 2025 9.30-11am sign up here –DBS Eligibility Webinar – Faith Sector 12.2.2025 9.30-11am

This workshop will cover:

The benefits of DBS and your organisation working together.
The different levels of DBS checks available.
Eligibility, and when an employee or volunteer is eligible for a particular level of check.
What ‘regulated activity’ is.
What the DBS Update Service is, and its benefits.
Other safer recruitment practices that can be in place and how DBS checks form a part of these.

DBS Barring Webinar 5^th March 2025 12.30-2pm sign up here – DBS Barring – Faith Sector 5.3.2025 12.30-2pm

This workshop will cover:

Understand the benefits of DBS and your organisation working together.
Understand the three different referral routes.
Understand when a DBS Barring referral should be made, including when the legal duty is met.
Understand what Regulated Activity is.
Understand how to make a good quality referral.
Have a clear understanding of the consequences of not making appropriate barring referrals and the consequences of being included in one or both Barred Lists.

DBS Update Service Webinar 28^th March 11-12pm sign up here – DBA Update Service – Faith Sector 28.3.2025 11-12pm

This workshop will cover: