Jul 9, 2026

Enhanced DBS Checks and Healthcare Professionals — What’s at Stake

Healthcare professionals face Enhanced DBS checks at almost every stage of their career. For many, the first check comes before the course even starts — most universities require an Enhanced DBS check as a condition of admission to medical, nursing…

Enhanced DBS Checks and Teachers — What Disclosure Means for Your Teaching Career

Teachers work under some of the strictest safeguarding scrutiny of any profession. Schools are trusted with the care of children, and the legal framework around recruitment and background checks reflects that trust. Enhanced DBS checks — usually with a check…

What Can Show on an Enhanced DBS Check? A Complete Guide

An Enhanced DBS check can reveal far more than a criminal conviction. For thousands of people working in healthcare, education, and social care it is the non-conviction information on a certificate — not the criminal record section — that causes…

Apr 20, 2026

Self-employed Enhanced DBS checks: disputing an unexpected disclosure

On 21 January 2026, new rules came into force allowing self-employed workers and personal employees to apply for Enhanced and Enhanced with Barred List(s) DBS checks for the first time. Most commentary has welcomed the change as a safeguarding improvement….

Mar 12, 2026

Will a Police Caution Show on an ACRO Police Certificate?

If you are applying for a visa, residency process, overseas job or foreign background check, you may be wondering whether a police caution will show on an ACRO Police Certificate. In many cases, the answer is yes – but not…

Do Police Cautions Show on an Enhanced DBS Check?

If you are asking whether a police caution will show on an Enhanced DBS check, the answer is often yes – but not in every case, and not always for the same reason. An Enhanced DBS certificate can include criminal…

Mar 9, 2026

How Long Does a Police Caution Stay on the PNC?

If you are asking how long a police caution stays on the PNC, the key point is that a caution can remain on the Police National Computer (PNC) indefinitely unless it is removed through the Record Deletion Process. That is…

When Can a Police Caution Be Deleted?

If your question is when can a police caution be deleted, the answer is narrower than the broader question of whether a caution can ever be removed at all. Some cautions are realistic candidates for deletion. Many are not. The…

Mar 6, 2026

Can a Police Caution Be Removed From the PNC?

If you are asking whether a police caution can be removed from the PNC, the short answer is that it can be possible – but only in the right case, and usually only through a formal application under the police…