DBS update service

@StillIrked yes I agree they should be accepted.
As I said where I work we do accept them and encourage them.
Much easier for employers and employees. Surprised to hear many don't accept them, although as others have said they probably don't understand how they work.

I have stopped paying for the update service because, despite several phone calls, they refused to issue an updated certificate with my new address, new job and the new expiry date on it. Despite my details all being up to date online, all the schools I visit (as a music teacher) insist on seeing an up-to-date paper certificate, so there is no point in paying for the update service.

Schools fail Ofsted outright if rechecks haven't been completed every three years. I imagine that other Education providers have similar legislatory requirements.

I've got five different DB's on two separate accounts. As paid ones and volunteer ones can't be on the same account. A total and utter waste of time and resources!

We need to see the original DBS and them check online if there have been any changes since it was issued. Our issue is that people don't register with the update service though.

My LA accepts them for external candidates.

My understanding is that it is supposed to work how you think and you should be able to use the update service for multiple employers, I used it years ago when I was a freelance outdoor activities instructor so always working for different companies/with children and at short notice so no time to request the regular crb.

I think a lot of companies don't really understand crb, terrified of getting it wrong so just want the standard one.

Randomly I now work in the ambulance service and haven't had to complete a crb since I was employed 12 years ago. They state that if in continuous employment no need because if I was convicted of anything they'd be notified so just need the check on employment. My wife works in a university and they demand a new one every 3 years...

And a couple of schools recently have welcomed my 10 year old DBS on the update service without requesting a new one.

I do DBS checks when onboarding new staff. We definitely accept the update service (and it makes my life easier!)

I've had the same problem, loads of people just don't know what the update service is. I think there's a huge communication issue that schools and other institutions have not been told about the update service or are working from old guidance as far as DBS checks are concerned. I've had to explain to schools how to look up my DBS on the update service. It is changing gradually though, schools are now starting to be aware of it. My daughter has just got a job in a school and they are putting her DBS on the update service for her.

If you're in the same organisation (so, a particular NHS Trust or MAT, for example), it's acceptable.

If it's not accepted, what it does do as a handy side effect is make the actual process of a new check much, much faster - and potential employers are more disposed towards candidates that they know are already registered, as a) they can get you in for tasks that don't require unsupervised contact, b) you wouldn't be on the Update Service if you'd got something to hide since the original date and c) it's not going to take long for their check to come back.