Cataphract Ltd

Start Here 8

• What is a DBS check?
• Which criminal record check do I need: DBS, AccessNI or Disclosure Scotland?
• Basic, standard and enhanced DBS checks explained
• What are the barred lists?
• Regulated activity, volunteer and other terms explained

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Before you apply 3

• I have been asked to complete a DBS check. What do I do?
• What identity documents do I need for my DBS check?
• How are my identity documents checked?

Making Your Application 2

• How to complete your DBS application form
• Address history: gaps, overseas addresses and no fixed abode

While your check is processed 3

• How long will my DBS check take?
• What are the stages of a DBS check?
• How do I track my DBS application?

Your certificate and your results 6

• y certificate has arrived. What do I do with it?
• My DBS certificate has not arrived or is lost
• Can you fail a DBS check?
• Spent and unspent convictions, and filtering Spent and unspent
• There is something on my certificate. What happens now?

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Keeping your check current 2

• What is the Update Service?
• How often do I need to renew my DBS check?

AccessNI, for Northern Ireland 7

• AccessNI: the levels of check
• AccessNI: how to apply
• AccessNI: proof of identity
• AccessNI: costs and how long it takes
• AccessNI: your disclosure certificate and how to share it

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Disclosure Scotland and PVG, for Scotland 6

• Disclosure Scotland: the disclosure levels
• Disclosure Scotland: the PVG scheme
• Disclosure Scotland: PVG membership is a legal requirement
• Disclosure Scotland: the change to five year PVG membership
• Disclosure Scotland: how to apply, costs and how long it takes

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National security vetting 2

• What do I need to provide for national security vetting?
• National security vetting: I cannot access or complete my application

Client organisations 14

• How does my organisation register with Cataphract?
• Becoming a client: what we need before we can countersign for you
• What does Umbrella Body status mean for my organisation?
• Who decides the level of check, and how?
• How do I add a new position to my account?

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About Cataphract and your information 6

• How Cataphract handles your personal information
• How to contact Cataphract
• Our accreditations and registrations
• Accessibility
• Contacting the disclosure bodies directly

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