A comprehensive, CPD certified course that gives you the knowledge and confidence to manage DBS checks as an employer, from eligibility and disclosure handling to risk decisions and audit readiness.
"We built this course because too many employers are requesting DBS checks without understanding the legal framework behind them, then struggling when a positive disclosure lands on their desk and nobody knows how to assess it or document the decision. In 2 to 3 hours, you will know exactly how to manage the process compliantly and earn your CPD certificate to prove it."
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Expert Built DBS Employer Compliance Mastery
This CPD certified course teaches you how to manage DBS checks as an employer with full legal compliance, practical confidence and audit ready documentation. You will learn how the Disclosure and Barring Service operates, which roles are eligible for which level of check, and what your legal obligations are under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, the Police Act 1997 and the DBS Code of Practice.
The course covers the complete employer framework: understanding basic, standard, enhanced and enhanced with barred list checks, determining role eligibility, registering with the DBS or working through an umbrella body, handling positive disclosures proportionately, conducting structured risk assessments, managing criminal records data under UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018, using the DBS Update Service, and preparing your organisation for regulatory audit.
Each module includes real world scenarios that go beyond standard guidance, teaching you how to respond when a disclosure reveals spent convictions for an exempt role, when an applicant disputes the information on their certificate, and when you need to make a documented, proportionate hiring decision under pressure.
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Know the law. Assess the risk. Defend every decision.
Duration: 2 to 3 hours CPD Award: 2 Professional Development Hours
CPD Certified | Expert Developed | UKRLP Registered Provider
Why We Built This Course
We built this course because most employers treat DBS checks as a tick box exercise and only realise the gaps when a positive disclosure arrives and nobody knows how to handle it.
From 2006 to 2024, we ran our own screening businesses and managed thousands of DBS processes for employers across regulated and non-regulated sectors. We dealt with positive disclosures that required careful risk assessment conversations, organisations requesting the wrong level of check for the role, managers storing certificate data in breach of the Code of Practice, and audit situations where employers could not demonstrate a defensible decision making process.
What Makes This Different
Every lesson comes from real employer situations we have personally managed, not theory from a policy summary. You will learn how to determine eligibility correctly, handle positive disclosures proportionately, and build documentation that satisfies auditors and regulators. In 2 to 3 hours, you walk away CPD certified and confident you are managing DBS checks compliantly. Built by practitioners, not trainers.
Built for professionals responsible for managing criminal record checks and safeguarding compliance in their organisation.
You oversee hiring and need to know which roles require DBS checks, what level to request, and how to handle the results lawfully. This course gives you the practical framework to manage the entire process with confidence and compliance.
You are accountable for ensuring your organisation meets its legal obligations around DBS checks, data handling and audit readiness. This course prepares you to review processes, identify weaknesses and build documentation that withstands scrutiny.
You manage teams working in regulated or sensitive environments and need assurance that every DBS check is handled correctly. This course equips you to oversee disclosure decisions, assess risk proportionately and ensure consistent practice across your organisation.