If your role involves working with a vulnerable group as an employee or volunteer please check with the Cathedral Safeguarding Officer if you require a DBS check. For more information regarding the DBS please visit: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/disclosure-and-barring-service
The diocese requires that a DBS be completed prior to the appointment to any role, paid or voluntary, working with children or vulnerable adults on behalf of the Church of England.
The DBS Update Service is an online subscription service that lets individuals keep their DBS certificates up to date and allows employers or organisations to check a certificate status online, with the individual’s consent. Once registered with the DBS Update Service, the same certificate can be used again when applying for a position which is in the same workforce and where the same type and level of check is required.
If you have more than one certificate, covering different workforces, then please ensure that you upload each certificate. The Update Service does not provide a facility to check roles which need the “working from home” requirement.
Registration of a certificate lasts for one year and registration is free for volunteering positions, however paid positions cost £13 a year. Certificates need to be registered with the DBS Update Service strictly no later than 19 days from the date of issue, shown on the certificate. The DBS will contact individuals each year to confirm renewal of their subscription, if they do not receive a response from the individual; the subscription is ceased and details removed from the update service.
Further information regarding the DBS update service, as well as a guide for applicants, can be found at www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service.