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Types of DBS check

A comprehensive guide to different types of DBS checks

  • Safeguarding

Deciding which checks to carry out

Different roles will require different checks. This page explores what checks you might need to run

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Help and support with requesting DBS checks

How to request and process DBS checks

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Checks for people working overseas

Guidance on what checks you need to complete for people working overseas

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Checks for trustees

Guidance on additional information you need to consider when carrying out DBS checks for trustees

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Keeping information safe

Steps you need to take to keep data safe once DBS checks have been carried out

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When someone has a criminal record

Guidance on what to do if a staff member or volunteer has a criminal record

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Whistleblowing

Understand whistleblowing in connection with safeguarding and find advice to help people thinking about whistleblowing

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What you need to know about whistleblowing

Find out about whistleblowing, and the policies your organisation should have in place.

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Deciding to whistleblow

Questions you might ask yourself if you're thinking of raising a concern.

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Time to flex: Embracing flexible working

  • Employing and managing staff
  • Equity, diversity and inclusion

The Road Ahead 2022

  • Coronavirus
  • Responding to crises
  • Government and politics

UK Civil Society Almanac 2021

  • Government and politics
  • Involving volunteers

Levelling up: The role of charities and volunteering

  • Government and politics
  • Involving volunteers

Charities Bill: Lords Second Reading

  • Government and politics

Where power lies: How lived experience is engaged in voluntary sector governance and decision-making

  • Equity, diversity and inclusion
  • Governance

Rebalancing the Relationship: Final report

  • Employing and managing staff
  • Collaboration

Rebalancing the relationship: emerging findings and draft recommendations

  • Employing and managing staff
  • Collaboration

The Road Ahead 2021

  • Funding and income
  • Coronavirus
  • Responding to crises

Time Well Spent: Diversity and volunteering

  • Equity, diversity and inclusion
  • Involving volunteers

Safeguarding day-to-day

Understand how to make safeguarding part of your everyday activities and review what you are doing

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Getting people involved

Safeguarding works best when everyone is involved. Find out how to make that happen

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Choosing staff, volunteers and trustees

When to take checks and other recruitment steps that help keep people safe

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Policies and procedures

Find out about the most important documents needed for good safeguarding

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Roles and responsibilities

Making sure people take on the right roles and responsibilities to keep people safe

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Recognise, respond and report

Preparing staff and volunteers so they’re ready to deal with problems when they happen

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Understanding the risks

Identifying the types of harm that people you work with might experience

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Safeguarding training

Find training designed for charities, voluntary organisations and community groups

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Local and national support

Find organisations that can help you plan and review your safeguarding work

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About this guide

Find out who this guide is for and how to use it

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Charity trustee induction and refresher (2 x 0.5 days)

This course will give trustees an overview and understanding of charity governance, regulation and best practice

NCVO member welcome and refresher session: July 2025

Being an NCVO member means being part of a community. Whether you've just joined us, or you're renewing your membership and need a refresher, join this session to meet and network with other members online

All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Charities and Volunteering

A chance to hear from regulators about their plans for the voluntary sector.

Outcomes and impact measurement (1 day)

Learn how to create an evaluation plan to better understand and demonstrate the difference your work makes

Managing conflict and ending volunteering well (0.5 day)

This course will help you to manage conflict and problem solve with your volunteers, and navigate the process of ending volunteering well.

NCVO/Zurich webinar: navigating financial risk with confidence (1 day)

Learn how to navigate today’s toughest financial challenges facing small voluntary organisations. Discover the tools, insights, and real-world examples you need to build resilience, manage risk and lead with financial confidence.

Managing people in the charity sector (2 days)

This course will equip managers in the voluntary sector with the skills and techniques they need to effectively manage paid members of staff

Strategic planning: tools for decision making (1 day)

This course will introduce processes and tools to help ensure that decision-making is responsive to your environment and focused on the most important issues affecting your organisation

Volunteering network meeting

A network open to all NCVO members working within the volunteering ecosystem. Join us to discuss your volunteering challenges and work with the group to find solutions

Safeguarding essentials in charities (1 day)

All voluntary organisations have a duty to keep the people they work with safe from harm. This course introduces the basics of safeguarding within a charity context in England and highlights effective safeguarding practice