DBS Checking

A DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check is a document that shows you have no previous criminal convictions and it is safe for you to work with children or vulnerable groups.

YorkSU can only process DBS Checks for volunteers that wish to get involved in YorkSU's Volunteering Projects that work with children, young people or adults at risk. If you require a DBS Check for another organisation, they are responsible for conducting the check and will need to provide you with detail on how to go about this. 

In order to submit a DBS application, York SU must:

• Establish the true identity of the applicant through examining a range of documents

• Ensure that applicant provides details and evidence of all names by which they have been known

• Ensure that the applicant provides details of all addresses where they have live in the past five years and proof of address for the current address

For us to do this, you need to provide:

Three pieces of identification / evidence. These must not be official documents and not photocopies, electronic versions of documents printed online or photographs of documents.

If you have lived outside of the  UK for more than three months in the last 5 years, you will also need to produce a translated police check / certificate of good conduct from the relevant country, in addition to our DBS Check. It your responsibility to obtain this. You can find more information online about obtaining a criminal record check for overseas applicants for each country.

Once you have the appropriate evidence, you will need to book a DBS appointment with York SU. This will be in-person where you bring your evidence and fill in an online application. This will then be submitted during the appointment and you will receive your DBS certificate to your home address.

• Disclosure and Barring Service Guide for Applicants

• Disclosure and Barring Service Privacy Policies