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As part of our Fair Access to Employment project we’re looking for examples of employers who have carried out inappropriate levels of criminal record checks. We’re gathering this information to feed into our legal strategy which aims to put an end to unlawful criminal record checks. We’re especially keen to hear from anyone who believes […]
Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve had several enquiries from delivery drivers who’ve been asked by their employers to agree to an enhanced DBS check because they will be delivering to schools/care homes. The reasons often given by the employer for these types of check is that drivers will be delivering on a regular […]
We continue to receive many enquiries from clients being asked to do standard or enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks for jobs which they don’t think are eligible for one. We are often asked for a ‘list of job titles’ which are eligible – no such list exists. What makes a role eligible depends […]
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