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 ...

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 ...

As we are only just starting now to unfortunately discover, there have been lots of unforeseen consequences of leaving the EU as a result of Brexit. And one big area it has affected is the whole ...

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 ...

Jonathan Nunn resigned as council leader following allegations of domestic abuse A council whose leader resigned after five women made allegations of abuse against him is to bring in compulsory DBS ...

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 ...

Uber lost its licence to operate in London on Friday after a shock decision by regulator Transport for London One reason TfL gave was the way Uber carries out criminal record checks All Uber drivers ...