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DBS checks: do I need a new one?
DBS checks do not expire – it's for the school employer to decide if you need a new check. Find out when you might be asked for a new one, and how the DBS update service can help you keep your certificate up to date.
Contents
- All governors need a DBS check
- Employers decide whether to accept existing DBS certificates
- Renewing your DBS check
- Using the DBS update service
Also in this topic: DBS checks
- Applying for DBS checks
- DBS checks: clerks
- QuickRead: DBS checks for governors and trustees
- DBS checks for governors: positive disclosures
- DBS checks: requirements for governors (maintained)
- DBS checks: retaining certificates
- DBS checks: school staff
- Required checks on trustees, members and local governors
- Section 128 checks
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