Below are a range of free workshops and webinars courtesy of Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) taking place during Safeguarding Adults Week 2024 (18-22 November).

Free DBS workshop open to all organisations and groups, this session will outline the role of the Disclosure and Barring Service;

•   Understanding DBS checks and role eligibility, including levels of check and workforce
• How “regulated activity” with children and adults is defined and what this means in practice.
• An organisation’s duties and responsibilities in regards to referring to the DBS.
• Understand the DBS barring process and the consequences of being placed on one or both barred lists.
• How to get support from DBS.

The session is delivered live by the DBS Regional Adviser for Yorkshire & The Humber (18 November, 10-11am)

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DBS Checks & Eligibility workshop for Safeguarding Adults Week 2024

Free DBS workshop open to all groups and organisations, this DBS checks and eligibility session will focus on the different types and levels of DBS check available, when a check can be applied for and what information may be disclosed on a DBS certificate.

Key content explored will include:

• The role of the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) within safer recruitment and employment
• DBS checks; available types, levels and ‘workforce’
• What Regulated Activity is
• Regulated Activity provider obligations to refer a staff member or volunteer to DBS when there are safeguarding concerns

The workshop is delivered live by the DBS Outreach Adviser for Yorkshire & The Humber (19 November, 2-4pm).

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DBS Barring Functions and when the Legal Duty to Refer Applies; workshop for Safeguarding Adults Week 2024

Free Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) workshop open to all groups and organisations, the Barring and Legal Duty to Refer session will provide insight and guidance into the DBS Barring functions and when an organisation must by law refer a staff member or volunteer to DBS following safeguarding concerns.

Key items that will be covered include:

• how DBS and organisations can work together to safeguard vulnerable groups
• what ‘Regulated Activity’ is
• when a DBS barring referral should be made, including when the legal duty is met
• the three different referral routes
• how to make a good quality referral
• the consequences of not making appropriate barring referrals
• the consequences of being included on one or both Barred Lists

The workshop will be presented live by the DBS Adviser for Yorkshire & The Humber (20 November, 10am-12pm).

Book here.

DBS Barring Referral Service; a guide to making referrals to DBS

This Barring Referral Service session will cover:

• Brief on when referrals must be made by law and who is responsible for making the referral
• How to securely make the referral via the DBS Online Barring Referral Service
• Supporting documentation and information to support the assessment of the referral
• Reference points in relation to UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018

(21 November, 1-1:30pm).

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DBS Bitesize; When a referral to DBS must be made session for Safeguarding Adults Week 2024

Free DBS webinar open to all groups and organisations, the aim of this workshop is to understand

• when a DBS barring referral should be made, specifically,  when the legal duty is met
• the three different referral routes
• the consequences of not making appropriate barring referrals
• the consequences of being included on one or both Barred Lists

(22 November, 2-3pm).

Book here.