COVID-19: Changes to DBS ID checking guidelines
Temporary changes to Standard and Enhanced ID checking guidelines as a result of coronavirus outbreak
To ensure that the necessary DBS checks can still be carried out, the DBS ID checking guidance will be changed for a temporary period.
The change will enable:
- ID documents to be viewed over video link
- scanned images to be used in advance of the DBS check being submitted
Please note, the change should only be implemented for urgent cases where it is not possible to follow the normal identity checking guidelines. The applicant must present the original versions of these documents when they first attend their employment or volunteering role.
The change will come into effect from today, 24 March 2020.
Please ensure that you follow the advice on GOV.UK around checking identity documents for indicators of fraud, which can be found here.
For more information about the changes, please contact [email protected].