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Guide: Checking Eligibility for the Children’s Barred List

This guide will help you decide if a job requires an Enhanced DBS check with a Children’s Barred List check for working with children. Follow these steps to see if the role qualifies.

Step 1: Is the Role Regulated Activity with Children?

Regulated activity involves work that a person on the Children’s Barred List cannot do. Check if the job involves any of these:

Activities with Children:
- Teaching, training, instructing, caring for, or supervising children: Must happen more than 3 days in a 30-day period, or overnight (2am - 6am) with face-to-face contact.
- Providing advice or guidance: If it's mainly for children's education, emotional, or physical well-being, and happens more than 3 days in a 30-day period, or overnight.
- Moderating a web service for children: If this is done more than 3 days in a 30-day period.
- Driving a vehicle solely for children: If this is done more than 3 days in a 30-day period.
- Healthcare or personal care: Just once is enough for it to be considered regulated.
- Registering as a foster carer or childminder: Automatically qualifies.
Specified Establishments:
- Is the job at a place like a school, nursery, children’s home, or detention center for children?
- If yes, and the person works there more than 3 days in 30 days, or overnight, and has the chance to interact with children, it qualifies.

Step 2: Consider the Role’s Frequency

Frequency: Does the role meet the activity or establishment frequency conditions? (More than 3 days in 30 days, or overnight)

Step 3: Does the Role Involve Supervising Others in Regulated Activity?

Management and supervision: If someone is responsible for managing or supervising someone else in regulated activity, their role also counts as regulated activity.

Step 4: Changes to the Role

If the role or the activities involved change, this could affect the eligibility for a DBS check with a Children’s Barred List check. Always re-evaluate using the government guidance and criteria.

Step 5: Refer to Additional Resources

If unsure, use the online eligibility tool (linked at the bottom of this page) or consult DBS guidance.
You have a legal duty to refer someone to DBS if certain conditions are met. For more information on making referrals, access the DBS barring referrals leaflet or call 03000 200 190.

Quick Reference Checklist

[ ] Does the role involve working directly with children?
[ ] Are the activities frequent or involve overnight stays?
[ ] Is the work at a specified establishment like a school or children’s home?
[ ] Is the supervision sufficient and according to guidelines?

If you’ve checked “yes” to the relevant points, the job likely requires an Enhanced DBS check with a Children’s Barred List check.

This guide is intended to provide a basic understanding of a role's eligibility for DBS check-level. Please always refer to the latest DBS guidelines or consult the eligibility tool below for detailed decisions:

https://www.gov.uk/find-out-dbs-check

Reference:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-guidance-leaflets/regulated-activity-with-children Government Guidelines, 2024