Basic disclosures are useful where a role is not eligible for an enhanced check but requires (or publicly indicates) a certain level of trust by an organisation.
This could include roles such as:
- Worship leaders
- People providing transport to/from events
- Administrators and Finance officers
- Food bank volunteers
- Welcomers and refreshment servers
- Preachers
- and others
Anyone can apply as long as they live or work in the UK (those living/working in Scotland will need to apply via Disclosure Scotland and those in Northern Ireland via Access NI).
The DBS fee for a basic disclosure is £21.50 per check (no difference for paid or volunteer workers) plus our admin fee (the same as you already pay for your Enhanced checks).
Basic disclosures are a very useful recruitment aid but please remember that a basic must NEVER be used in place of an enhanced disclosure, where the role is eligible for an enhanced check.