As part of our recruitment process and under current legislation we are required to complete a disclosure check on all our new employees. A DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) is a document containing information held by the police and government departments and is provided by the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB). This check will be used to confirm what has been disclosed on the application form and during the interview and an offer of employment will only be made after a satisfactory disclosure has been received.

As you will be working with vulnerable adults, the position applied for is exempt under section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974(Exemptions) Order 1975. Therefore it is not an offence for any person to disclose convictions which would otherwise be considered “spent”:

Starting from your most recent employer, please provide a brief history of your employment, giving reasons for any gaps:

Please provide a brief history of your education. Evidence of qualifications must be provided where the qualifications support your application:

Further education:

Further courses/training:

Under current legislation we are required to seek a reference from your most recent employer, where this is not possible, then we will require character references. Character references cannot be sought from a member of your immediate family or close associate. Ideally referees who provide character references should hold a professional position, such as a GP.

Your choice of referees is important as we cannot process your application until we have received at least two satisfactory references

Reference 1:

Reference 2: