How to order a DBS adult first check

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This article will confirm when an Adult First Check can be ordered for your candidate.

REQUIREMENTS:

Access to the Verifile client portal

A candidate order on the Verifile client portal with a UK Criminal Record (Enhanced, England & Wales) check.

A DBS Adult First check is a service available to organisations who can request a check of the DBS adults’ barred list.

Dependent on the result, a person could be permitted to start work, under supervision, with vulnerable adults before a DBS certificate has been obtained.

DBS Adult First is a service provided by the Disclosure and Barring Service that can be used in cases where, exceptionally, and in accordance with the terms of Department of Health guidance, a person is permitted to start work with adults before a DBS Certificate has been obtained.

This applies to adult services such as care homes, domiciliary care agencies and adult placement schemes where DBS Certificates are required by law.

This service is only available to organisations who are eligible to access the DBS's Adult barred list and who have requested a check of the barred lists on their DBS application form.

DBS Adult First is not a substitute for a DBS Certificate and providers must take care when making recruitment decisions prior to receiving a full DBS Certificate.

DBS Adult First checks should be used only in exceptional circumstances and when absolutely necessary.

A DBS Adult First check is not appropriate where a person intends to work with both children and adults. Those working with both groups will need to wait for the DBS Certificate to be returned to find out whether a person is barred from working with children.

There is no equivalent quick check of the children's barred list.

To order an Adult First check through Verifile, your UK Criminal Record (Enhanced, England & Wales) check needs to be in the Check Status: Application submitted to DBS.

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In addition to this, the DBS Job Role selected for your candidate must include a check of the Adult Barred list.

You can check this by clicking into the UK Criminal Record (Enhanced, England & Wales).

You will then need to scroll down to the Section called Check Definition and ensure the question Does this job require working with vulnerable adults?  is answered Yes.

Once you have met the above requirements, you will be able to reach out to the Client Service Team on +44 (0) 1234 339 350 between 08:30-17:30 Monday to Friday (UK time) or via email service@verifile.co.uk to request an Adult First check to be added to your order(s).

Please kindly note, there is a nominal fee for an Adult First Check to be completed per candidate.

Verifile will then order the Adult First Check for you and the results will be emailed to the email address of the client user who placed this candidate's order on the Verifile system.

RELATED CONTENT

DBS checks: guidance for employers - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

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