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UK DBS

  • 26-05-2019 05:27PM
    #1
    Bell Eve
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29 ✭


    Hi there!
    I used to live and work in the UK and have now returned to live in Ireland. For my Teaching Council application I will need to submit a police clearance check (DBS like Garda Vetting) but I don’t know how to get one! The most recent one I have is from 2017 but, as I no longer have a UK address, I cannot figure out how to get a DBS cert to cover 2017-2018.

    I’m hoping someone here can point me in the right direction!

    Thanks :)


Comments

  • #2
    AJG
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 349 ✭✭AJG


    If you're not on the DBS update service you could always request a police check...

    I don't think you have to have a U.K. address. You can just list all the ones you lived at in the previous 5 years?

    https://www.gov.uk/request-copy-criminal-record


  • #3
    Bell Eve
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29 ✭Bell Eve


    Thanks AJG. I have already tried that but you need to verify your ID and in order to verify your ID you need a UK address! If you don’t have an address it says you can bring your ID to a UK post office which doesn’t help me at all! I can’t seem to find a way around it!


  • #4
    sitstill
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,380 ✭✭✭sitstill


    Bell Eve wrote: »
    Thanks AJG. I have already tried that but you need to verify your ID and in order to verify your ID you need a UK address! If you don’t have an address it says you can bring your ID to a UK post office which doesn’t help me at all! I can’t seem to find a way around it!

    Could you drive to a post office over the border in NI to get your ID verified?


  • #5
    Bell Eve
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29 ✭Bell Eve


    sitstill wrote: »
    Could you drive to a post office over the border in NI to get your ID verified?

    I’ll look into it! Might be my only hope!


  • #6
    AJG
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 349 ✭✭AJG


    sitstill wrote: »
    Could you drive to a post office over the border in NI to get your ID verified?

    You read my mind... pretty much what I was going to suggest...

    Although I could have sworn when I returned from the U.K. years ago I was able to request a police clearance from Ireland. That was probably circa 06/07 under the old CRB system though.

    It's a hassle though. I'm subscribed to the update service because the agencies I work for remotely require it. But it seems to be largely a formality as I haven't lived in the U.K. in about 4 years.

    Good luck with it.


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  • #7
    Bell Eve
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29 ✭Bell Eve


    How do I subscribe to the update service?!


  • #8
    sitstill
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,380 ✭✭✭sitstill


    Bell Eve wrote: »
    How do I subscribe to the update service?!

    Once you have a valid DBS certificate you can pay £13 a year to have an online account. Employers can check your DBS online and you don’t have to keep applying for a check for every new job.


  • #9
    Bell Eve
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29 ✭Bell Eve


    So it turns out you can’t apply for the update service unless you are making a new application (with a current UK address) or you have received a DBS certificate within the last 19 days - which wouldn’t be possible without a current UK address!

    I contacted the DBS people directly and a got a very nice email in reply to tell me that it’s impossible to get what I’m looking for from them! They did send me this link though where I can get a record of my criminal history - or lack thereof!

    So for anyone else who may be in a similar situation, just go here! https://www.acro.police.uk/Subject_Access_Online.aspx

    Thanks for all your help!!!


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