Criminal Record Check (Basic DBS, England & Wales)
The Basic-level check, conducted through the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS), provides information on unspent convictions and conditional cautions or confirms the absence of such convictions, in line with filtering rules. While primarily designed for individuals living or working in England and Wales, it is also applicable in Jersey, Guernsey, and the Isle of Man.
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Who Needs a Basic DBS?
Individuals working in positions of trust, employers verifying applicants, and individuals seeking personal licenses.
Processing Time
Basic DBS checks typically take 24 hours to 5 working days, depending on demand.
What Information is Included?
The check includes unspent convictions and conditional cautions, but not spent convictions.
Pricing
| DBS Fee | £21.50 |
| Admin Fee (inc VAT) | £16.90 |
| Total | £38.40 |
Glossary
Unspent: A conviction that has not yet passed the period of time required for it to be removed from a person's record under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.
Spent Convictions: Older convictions that are no longer required to be disclosed under most circumstances.
Conditional caution: A conditional caution on a basic DBS check will become spent after 3 months if the conditions last 3 months or more, or on the date the conditions end if the conditions last less than 3 months.