{"id":16825,"date":"2013-06-17T07:14:00","date_gmt":"2013-06-17T07:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=e4f7f0454d8e0da39aabe8aebd75a343"},"modified":"2013-06-17T07:25:28","modified_gmt":"2013-06-17T07:25:28","slug":"news-story-disclosure-and-barring-service-update-service-now-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=16825","title":{"rendered":"News story: Disclosure and Barring Service &#8211; Update Service now available"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Updated:<\/em> Updated link.<\/p>\n<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<p>From today, individuals can now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/dbs-update-service\">join the Update Service<\/a> putting them in greater control of their information; allowing them to reuse their DBS certificates when applying for similar jobs. <\/p>\n<p>This will reduce bureaucracy and save them time and money. If an individual subscribes to the Update Service their employer can go online, with their consent, and carry out a free, instant check to find out if the information released on the DBS certificate is current and up-to-date.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"other-important-changes\">Other important changes<\/h2>\n<p>To enable individuals to reuse their DBS certificates in the Update Service, Registered Bodies must now include the relevant Workforce in line 1 and the Position Applied For in line 2 of field x61 on the application form. <\/p>\n<p>For full details on how to complete field x61 are available from our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/dbs-filter-certain-old-and-minor-cautions-and-convictions-reprimands-and-warnings-from-criminal-record-certificates\">website<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"find-out-more\">Find out more<\/h2>\n<p>We have updated our guidance to make it clearer for customers and we have taken on board feedback in recent weeks. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/dbs-update-service-applicant-guide\">applicants guidance<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/dbs-update-service-preview-for-applicants\">applicants preview<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/dbs-update-service-employer-guide\">employers guidance<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/dbs-update-service-preview-for-employers\">employers preview<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/dbs-update-service-employer-presentation\">employers presentation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/dbs-update-service-stakeholder-presentation\">stakeholder presentation<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) has launched a new service, called the Update Service.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16825"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16825"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16825\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16825"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}