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Disclosure and Barring Service
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<p>The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is a <a href="/facts/Non-departmental_public_body/rrrxAPVf">non-departmental public body</a> of the <a href="/facts/Home_Office/qY31Kvhl">Home Office</a> of the <a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2">United Kingdom</a>. The DBS enables organisations in the <a href="/facts/Public_sector/bV8gdzPu">public</a>, <a href="/facts/Private_sector/fQudW9hp">private</a> and <a href="/facts/Voluntary_sector/n5xonmEa">voluntary sectors</a> to make safer recruitment decisions by identifying candidates who may be unsuitable for certain work, especially involving children or <a href="/facts/Vulnerable_adult/Sg0qX3Uq">vulnerable adults</a>, and provides wider access to criminal record information through its disclosure service for <a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL">England</a> and <a href="/facts/Wales/xa3W6PHH">Wales</a>. </p>