DBS Checks

As part of my overall job hunting, I have just seen a new low. Somebody is offering a “free” DBS check. Disclosure and Barring Service.

A few years ago, I’d never have known what one of these was, but now that I do some charity work….

DBS is some UK government agency, and DBS checks basically show if you have a criminal record or not. Both the Stroke Association and Age UK require DBS checks, because with both, I’m working with people who might be considered vulnerable. Both charities required a DBS check as part of the application process, but equally, each check was just a form filled out by me. There was no cost to me, otherwise I probably wouldn’t have bothered volunteering.

My wife also requires a DBS check, probably more detailed than mine, for her work as a nurse. Again, something just sorted by her employer.

I mean, I’m sure that these checks must ultimately cost somebody something, but the individual being checked does not pay.

So it makes me chuckle that there must be so few plus-points about this particular job, that the prospective employers highlight “free” DBS checks

Author: Stroke Survivor UK


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