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The following linked documents will help you work out whether the position you are recruiting for falls into the Adult, Other or Child workforce and where you can legally request access to a check of the children’s barred list.
These are roles which relate specifically to working with children.
We cannot list them here because the linked document may change at any time, rendering our information inaccurate.
However, our DBS team can assist with any enquiries directly.
Documents
Details
This is not a comprehensive list of all conditions that must apply for the role to be eligible. The applicant will still need to meet the eligibility criteria before the Registered Body considers the workforce.
Employers need to add the workforce in section x, line 61 of the DBS application form.
DBS application forms that don’t state that the workforce will be rejected will be rejected.
Regulated activity
Guidance about regulated activity with children has been published by the Department for Education (DfE).
Information about regulated activity with adults is available from the Department of Health (DH).
The guides above will help you identify the type of workforce that an applicant will be working in.
They set out the types of roles within each workforce.
Supervision of children
Statutory guidance on supervising activity with children, which is a regulated activity when unsupervised.
- 10 September 2012
- Statutory guidance
DBS guidance leaflets
More eligibility information can be found in our DBS guidance leaflets.
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