DBS Fee Change

The Disclosure and Barring Service is changing its fees, in order to meet the increased operational costs of delivering DBS’ safeguarding service.

From Monday 2nd December 2024, fees for DBS checks will change.

The new fee increases which will affect our community will be as follows:

  • Update Service – £3 increase (per year)
  • Enhanced DBS check with Barred List  – £11.50 increase

Volunteer DBS checks will remain unchanged.

From Monday 2nd December 2024 our prices will be as follows:

  • Volunteer Enhanced DBS check with Barred List  – £35
  • Paid instructor Enhanced DBS check with Barred List – £91.50

Have you considered the DBS Update Service?

The Update Service is an online subscription service that lets you keep your enhanced DBS certificates up-to-date. It also allows employers to check a certificate online, with your consent.

You can use your certificate again when you apply for a position within the same workforce, where the same type and level of check is required.

Registration lasts for one year. The service costs £16 per year and starts from the date your DBS certificate was issued. The £16 fee is payable by debit or credit card only. You can use someone else’s card with their permission. If you use someone else’s card and select the annual ‘auto renew’ option, the DBS will attempt to take the annual renewal fee from the card used to initially subscribe.

There is no charge if you are using a volunteer application or certificate to join the Update Service. You could save yourself a lot of time and money by joining the service.