Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)

We do not offer a DBS checking service, but we do offer general advice about safer recruitment of volunteers in line with our general support offer.

If you have any questions, please get in touch with us.

Following the closure of our internal DBS checking services we are pleased to have brokered a deal with the provider uCheck to access discounted services for Lincolnshire.

Organisations in Lincolnshire can access DBS checks for an administration fee of £8.25 plus VAT, plus the usual cost of the check.

To access this service groups will need to sign up with uCheck for a one-off fee of £49.00 plus VAT, which lasts for the lifetime of their relationship with the provider.

To qualify for the discount you can either send an email directly to Jim Flower at Jim.Flower@ucheck.co.uk or you can download the UCheck DBS form, complete the details and send it to Jim Flower at the email address above.

To qualify for the special discounted rate, please ensure you quote 'VCSLincolnshire'.

The pricing table below shows the current discounted prices for checking services offered by uCheck. 

Please note that the prices shown are correct at the time of publishing (May 2025) and may change due to increases in administration costs or in base prices from the Disclosure and Barring Service for example. Whilst we do our best to ensure these prices are correct, we advise to check current prices with uCheck when enquiring.

All prices shown include VAT

The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) helps employers make safer recruitment decisions each year by processing and issuing DBS checks for England, Wales, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.

DBS also maintains the Adults’ and Children’s Barred Lists, and makes considered decisions as to whether an individual should be included on one or both of these lists and barred from engaging in regulated activity.

A DBS umbrella body is an organisation that can do Disclosure and Barring service checks on your behalf.

There is a central register with all the organisations across the country that are providing this service.

DBS umbrella organisations will charge an administration fee for the use of the service, so please check with the organisation to see what this will be.

You can follow this link to to the Government website to find the register.

You will be able to get the contact details for various organisations across the local and national area who provide DBS checks including online services that are available.

DBS guidance for eligibility and employers can be found on the GOV.uk website under the Disclosure and Barring service section.

Follow the links below for shortcuts to DBS services.

• Follow this link to read DBS eligibility guidance.
• Follow this link to find out which DBS check is right for the role, by using the interactive tool on the Goverment website.
• If you are an employer, you can follow this link to get guidance on DBS checks for employers.

The Disclosure and Barring Service launched the Update Service to enable DBS certificates to be kept up-to-date and transferable from role-to-role, within the same workforce (this includes volunteers), where the same type and level of check is required.

The update service is available for Standard and Enhanced DBS checks, and individuals can join the update service by following this link to register online within 28 days of DBS receiving their disclosure application.

Organisations do not need to join the service, as they can access the service online for free to carry out a status check on an individual’s DBS certificate. Follow this link for more information on the DBS tracking service.

The update service costs £16.00 per annum for paid staff and is free if joining with a DBS certificate for a voluntary position.

Learn more about the update service and guidance on the DBS service by following this link to on the Disclosure and Barring Service website.

The DBS Regional Outreach Service is able to help answer queries and help you understand what level of DBS would be suitable for the roles you have.

Follow this link to the DBS Regional Outreach Service on the Government website.