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Disclosure and Barring Service
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The Disclosure and Barring Service helps employers make safer recruitment decisions. DBS is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Home Office .
The Disclosure and Barring Service helps employers make safer recruitment decisions. DBS is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Home Office .
Senior Staff
Dr Gillian Fairfield
AFPRB Member
Emir Feisal
DBS Board Member
Julian Blazeby
DBS Board Member
Amanda Arrowsmith
DBS Board Member
Rob Eason
DBS Board Member
Parul Kumar
DBS Associate Board Member
Colin Reid
Co-opted member of Quality, Finance and Performance Committee
Dr Jeff James CBE
Chief Executive
Ian Johnston
Deputy Chief Executive & Executive Director of Operations
Vicky Ridley-Pearson
Executive Director of Technology and Innovation
Martin Skeats
Board Secretary
Mike Wright
DBS Board Member
Joanne Kelland-Owen
Executive Director of People and Inclusion
Sarah Clifford
Executive Director of Strategy and Impact
Neil Curtis
Executive Director of Finance and Commercial Services
Latest Publications
DBS launches campaign to help parents and carers make informed decisions when hiring self-employed workers
Press release
DBS reduces fees for checks and Update Service from 5 October 2026
News story
Join the DBS Annual Conference 2026
News story
Updated DBS Update Service guidance now available
News story
Regulated activity with children: myth busting the September 2026 Supervision Exemption changes
News story
Change to the definition of regulated activity with children from 1 September 2026
News story