change the DBS system so it applies to the person not the establishment.

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

Make each DBS check applicable to a person, not to the establishment they are needing it for. This will save time as you will only need one per year, and becomes the person's responsibility.

At the moment a DBS check is needed for each establishment, so a teacher that works in more than one school requires one for each place. This also applies if you have a DBS check for your work and then want to volunteer anywhere else with children, such as your child's primary school.

Why it was rejected

The UK Government or Parliament was already taking the action it asked for.

You can already take you DBS certificate from one job to the next, unless:

- an employer asks you to get a new certificate
- you need a certificate for a different type of ‘workforce’ (for example, you have an ‘adult workforce’ certificate and need a ‘child workforce’ certificate)
- you need a different level certificate (for example, you have a standard DBS certificate and need an enhanced one)

It's up to individual employers whether to ask for a new certificate.

You can find out more about this here: https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service

Timeline

26 Apr 2023	Petition opened for signatures
28 Apr 2023	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12

Status Rejected

Rejected 28 Apr 2023

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