The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) offers a variety of training to support safeguarding and HR professionals across different sectors – and this is their training programme for Voluntary organisations in the South East! We have sessions around DBS checks (Disclosure), Barring, information gathering, and the DBS Update Service. Training sessions will provide knowledge, skills, and confidence to aid and support those working within safer recruitment and safeguarding. Workshops will be run by Regional Outreach Adviser, Kelly Matthews who has worked in the safeguarding community for the past few years. Check out the list of workshops below:

Barring Workshop – 30th July

What: This workshop will focus on the Barring aspects of DBS, with a particular focus on understanding the legal duty to refer. This session will last around 90 minutes, with time for questions at the end. This session is aimed at individuals who are involved in HR, management of those in regulated activity, those who have safeguarding responsibilities and those who would be involved in making referrals to the DBS.
Date: 30/07/2025
Time: 10am-12pm
Cost: Free
Where: Online via MS Teams. For more information and to book on, access this link: JOINING LINK

Legal Duty to Refer Refresher – 20th June
What: Organisations who employ individuals or have volunteers who carry out regulated activity with children or adults have a legal duty to refer to DBS if certain conditions are met. This webinar is designed to support organisations to understand their legal duty to refer. This session is suitable for those who already have an understanding of Barring referrals and would like a refresher.
Date: 20/06/2025
Time: 10am-11am
Cost: Free
Where: Online via MS Teams. For more information and to book on, access this link: JOINING LINK

Information Gathering Webinar – 10th July
What: This webinar will explore what GDPR & the Data Protection Act 2018 say about responding to DBS requests, addressing some of the concerns local authority teams may have. The workshop will be of value to those who work within the local authority children’s and adult’s services, including those who support responding to information requests, such as information governance/data protection teams, human resources and team managers.
Date: 10/07/2025
Time: 1pm-2pm
Cost: Free
Where: Online via MS Teams. For more information and to book on, access this link: JOINING LINK

Harmful Behaviours outside the Workplace – 17th July
What: This webinar will consider what we mean by harmful behaviours and how different types of harmful behaviours may transfer into the workplace. This session is suitable for those working in HR or Safeguarding roles who are involved in the barring referral process.
Date: 17/07/2025
Time: 1pm-2:30pm
Cost: Free
Where: Online via MS Teams. For more information and to book on, access this link: JOINING LINK

Barring Referral Service – 23rd July
What: Organisations who employ individuals or have volunteers who carry out regulated activity with children or adults have a legal duty to refer to DBS if certain conditions are met. This webinar is designed to guide you through each section of the online barring referral service, what documents to include and will include the opportunity to ask questions.
Date: 23/07/2025
Time: 10am-11am
Cost: Free
Where: Online via MS Teams. For more information and to book on, access this link: JOINING LINK

Update Service Masterclass – 29th July
What: This webinar will explore the DBS Update Service for and the benefits to organisations. This session will be of value to recruiters and employers who are interested in learning more about the Update Service.
Date: 29/07/2025
Time: 11am-12pm
Cost: Free
Where: Online via MS Teams. For more information and to book on, access this link: JOINING LINK

 

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