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Types of DBS checks

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There are four different types of DBS check and each type of check provides a different level of information.

Information

Basic

Standard

Enhanced

Enhanced for Regulated Activity

Unspent convictions

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Spent Convictions*

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Cautions, Reprimands or Warnings*

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Other relevant ‘soft’ information held by police forces

No

No

Yes

Yes

Inclusion on Children’s Barred list

No

No

No

Yes

Inclusion on Adults’ Barred list

No

No

No

Yes

Information in different types of DBS check

*Old/minor convictions, cautions, reprimands and warnings are automatically filtered and are not included in a DBS Certificate. Please see Appendix 1 for further detail on filtering.

Information about filtering rules, together with the list of offences that will never be filtered.

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