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Our Safeguarding Helpline for safeguarding questions or concerns is open as normal until 5pm Christmas Eve, and will reopen at 9am on the 5th January. 

Our Membership helpline for membership enquiries is open as normal until 5pm Christmas Eve, and will reopen at 9am on the 5th January. 

Our Disclosure helpline for enquiries related to criminal record checks is open as normal until 5pm 23rd December, and will reopen at 9am on the 5th January.

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Employment Details

In this section, you need to give details about the role you are applying for.

Purpose of check

Select from the drop-down list what the purpose of this basic check is (Employment, Personal Interest or Other.)

If the purpose of the check is employment (either voluntary or paid) you will need to enter your 'Position Applied For' and 'Employment Sector'.

Position Applied For 

You must enter the job role as prompted by your Recruiter.

If you are a volunteer, you should enter something here that makes it clear what your role involves, not just the word 'volunteer' e.g. Caretaker, Administrator, Finance Officer.

Name of Employment Sector 

Select from the drop-down list the most appropriate employment sector that your application relates to. 

Employer Name 

This is set by default to the organisation that asked you to apply for this application and should not be changed.

Once you have completed this section click Next. 

If you have been invited to complete a combined DBS and Media check the application will contain these additional questions. 

Name of Employment Sector 

Select from the drop-down list the most appropriate employment sector that your application relates to. 

Job Role Location

Select from the drop-down list the country in which you are or will be carrying out your role.

Previous Employment Details

If you have had any previous employers prior to the employer in which you are carrying out this check for, please list them. 

Once you have completed this section click Next. 

Page last updated: 02 June 2025