Co-director of Unlock, a UK charity for people with criminal records Co-director of Unlock, a UK charity for people with criminal records Of all the things in the press recently about Oxfam, comments ...

Councillors in a borough are to have mandatory criminal record checks after a former mayor pleaded guilty to child sex offences last month. Sefton Council voted in favour of members undertaking a ...

Guernsey driving instructors who put forward students for practical tests must have successfully completed an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check from next week. The safeguarding ...

Papers revealed online recommend Sandwell council to approve basic DBS checks to be undertaken for all elected members. The government’s Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is part of the Home Office ...

Middlesborugh Council carried out the enhanced checks on all councillors but new rules mean some will be exempt The way criminal record checks are carried out on councillors is set to change in ...

The local government minister Simon Hoare has written to upper-tier and unitary authorities "urging" that councillors have their criminal records reviewed before sitting on education or social care ...

People across East and West Sussex say they are unable to start jobs because of long delays to Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks. The background checks are required by employers to inspect a ...

There was ‘shock’ among councillors as they learned enhanced DBS checks for members are not already enforced. Coun Dave Molyneux, leader of Wigan Council, told his peers that he “strongly believes” ...

Transport chiefs have told Uber drivers they must apply for new criminal record checks. Regulators have rejected the taxi giants current vetting process and are writing to 13,000 minicab drivers ...

Co-director of Unlock, a UK charity for people with criminal records Co-director of Unlock, a UK charity for people with criminal records Of all the things in the press recently about Oxfam, comments ...