Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)

The Church in Wales is committed to safeguarding, through which we aim to meet our responsibilities to create and maintain a safe environment for everybody within our church family. A key component of safeguarding is the safer recruitment of clergy, employees and volunteers and the requirement that all clergy and certain categories of employees and volunteers undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) criminal record check before exercising public ministry or undertaking some duties on behalf of the Church in Wales.

This page will answer your questions about DBS checks:

• DBS Guidance
• What is the DBS Update Service?
• What is the sensitive applications route?
• Where can I find more information about DBS checks?
• Who in the Church in Wales will see my personal information?
• What is the Church in Wales policy on the engagement of ex-offenders?

If you can’t find the information that you need on these pages, please contact My Church People.

For further information about DBS checks, please see the UK Government Disclosure and Barring Service webpage.