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DBS ID checking guidelines
Disclosure and Barring Service
Guidance to help you validate the identity of a DBS check applicant and a new lead/countersignatory.
Topics in this document
Driver's license
Birth certificate
Residence card of a family member of a Union citizen
Authentication
Government and personhood
Human activities
Personal identification
Identity document
Verification and validation
Permanent residency
Biometric passport
Passport
Identity theft
Public records
Disclosure and Barring Service
Authentication methods
Government
United Kingdom
Identity documents
Fraud
Work permit (United Kingdom)
Internet
Travel visa
Criminal record
Official documents
Citations
Cited by 9
other policy documents
(6 of them are from other policy sources)
Rights & Permissions
Uses license: Open Government Licence
Content from GOV.UK is subject to Crown copyright protection and is published under the Open Government Licence (OGL)