what is a dbs certificate

A DBS certificate is a record of a persons criminal convictions and cautions. It is issued by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), which is a public body that carries out DBS checks. DBS checks are a way for employers to check a persons criminal record to help decide whether they are a suitable person to work for them. The certificate will contain details of both spent and unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands, and warnings that are held on the Police National Computer. There are four different types of DBS check: Basic, Standard, Enhanced, and Enhanced with Barred Lists. The type of check needed will depend on the kind of job applied for. Once the check is complete, the DBS will send a certificate with the results of the check.