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Personnel Checks A DBS Umbrella Body who assist, inform & give direction, helping clients make the best recruiting & Got a question? Ask us!

A DBS Umbrella Body who assist, inform & give direction, helping clients make the best recruiting & safeguarding choices.

Social Media Checks Are Now LIVE on Personnel Checks!Take your hiring process a step further with Social Media Checks. G...
21/10/2026

Social Media Checks Are Now LIVE on Personnel Checks!

Take your hiring process a step further with Social Media Checks. Gain valuable insights, strengthen your screening process and give your business greater confidence when making hiring decisions.

https://www.personnelchecks.co.uk/social-media-checks

Fraud is now the most common crime in England and Wales.ONS estimates 4.5 million fraud incidents in the year to March 2...
24/09/2026

Fraud is now the most common crime in England and Wales.

ONS estimates 4.5 million fraud incidents in the year to March 2026 — out of 9.6 million crime incidents in total. Theft came in at 2.6 million.

Criminals took £1.28 billion through payment fraud in 2025, up 4% on the year (UK Finance).
Most of that is external but insider fraud is a growing concern.

And insider fraud has a feature external fraud doesn’t: the person already has legitimate access. No perimeter to breach, no controls to defeat, because they were handed the keys on day one.

Which is why, for the small number of roles where money is the job, employers increasingly want a documented view of a candidate’s public financial record before handing over that access.

That’s what an Adverse Financial Check is for.

As part of a holistic screening regime, these checks can make all the different in protecting your businesses financials to a rogue employee.

IF you want to learn more, give us a call on 01254 355688 or check out our website here→ https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0yrt760

“We looked at financial checks but decided against damaging candidates’ credit.”Fair concern. Wrong premise.It's a commo...
21/09/2026

“We looked at financial checks but decided against damaging candidates’ credit.”

Fair concern. Wrong premise.

It's a common misunderstanding but, to be clear, an Adverse Financial Check is not a credit check.

A consumer credit check is what a lender runs. It shows a full credit history, open accounts, borrowing and a credit score. It’s often a hard search, it’s visible to other lenders, and it can affect the person’s ability to borrow.

An Adverse Financial Check is a soft search of public records. It shows CCJs, IVAs, Debt Relief Orders, bankruptcies and insolvencies. There’s no credit score in it. It leaves no hard-search footprint for lenders to see. It cannot affect their borrowing.

If the credit-file concern is the only thing that stopped you, there's no reason to worry!

If you're interested in implementing a more comprehensive screening package for your hires, and think Adverse Financial information would be useful, get in touch!

You can get more info here -> https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0yrsHv0

Or better yet, just give us a call on 01254 355688

14/09/2026

Last week, it was announced that the Disclosure and Barring Service was reducing the fees they charge across its services.

The last time we saw a reduction was in April 2022. Fees then rose to their highest point in November 2024. From the 5th of October 2026, these prices will fall again.

But why do the fees change?

The DBS reviews its fees every year to ensure they are appropriately managing public funds. The last increase in fees related directly to the DBS' ongoing infrastructure modernisation project outlined in their 5-year strategy.

This year, efficiency savings mean prices come down.

So what does this mean?

Well, from October 5th, the government fees charged on enhanced DBS checks will drop from £49.50 to £41, and standard and basic DBS checks will drop from £21.50 to £20.

To be clear, this only affects the fee charged by the DBS to registered bodies, like Personnel Checks, for each DBS application we submit. Registered body administration fees do still apply on top of this.

If you are a current customer of Personnel Checks, we will be reaching out to you directly in the coming weeks explaining exactly how this change will impact you.

Good news for anyone running DBS Checks - a reduction in price was approved by Parliament yesterday!There are two things...
10/09/2026

Good news for anyone running DBS Checks - a reduction in price was approved by Parliament yesterday!

There are two things that are changing, the government fee charged on each application and the cost of registering a DBS certificate to the Update Service.

The government fee is what registered bodies, like Personnel Checks, are charged for every DBS application that we submit to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

At present these prices are:

Enhanced DBS Checks - £49.50
Standard DBS Checks - £21.50
Basic DBS Checks - £21.50

From the 5th October these prices will be reducing. The biggest impact is to Enhanced DBS Checks, but there is a small decrease for other checks as well.

The new government fees, from the 5th October are:

Enhanced DBS Checks - £41.00
Standard DBS Checks - £20.00
Basic DBS Checks - £20.00

The cost of subscribing to the DBS Update Service is also reducing from £16 to £15 per year.

With prices going up across the everything at the moment, it's a welcome change to be able to share prices are going down!

Earlier this week, new legislation came into effect regarding what is classed as regulated activity when working with ch...
01/09/2026

Earlier this week, new legislation came into effect regarding what is classed as regulated activity when working with children.

Up until September 1st, volunteers (and in some cases paid workers) weren't considered to be working in regulated activity, if they were appropriately supervised by a staff member who was. This was known as the 'supervision exemption'.

This is no longer the case.

Any individual, volunteer or otherwise, who meets the eligibility requirements for an Enhanced DBS Check for working with children is required to have a barred list search included.

This means you may need to review the DBS information you have in place for people working in your organisation.

If you work for a school or college, you can use your DfE account to run a standalone children's barred list search, without having to run a new DBS Check.

You can find more info in our article here -> https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0x-9LX0

As of today, the supervision exemption for regulated activity with children has been removed under the Crime and Policin...
01/09/2026

As of today, the supervision exemption for regulated activity with children has been removed under the Crime and Policing Act 2026.

Previously, a supervised volunteer or worker in a school or college didn't always require a barred list search to be included on their Enhanced DBS Check - this was known as the supervision exemption.

This is no longer the case. Any individual working with children who meets the eligibility requirements is now classed as working in regulated activity and a barred list search must be carried out.

The main group affected by the change is volunteers. Volunteers may not previously have been in regulated activity if they were supervised by a member of staff. From 1 September 2026, volunteers engaging in regulated activity will need to have an enhanced DBS check with children’s barred list information.

If you run a school, college, or childcare setting, now's the time to identify who's affected, review your DBS checks, and update your policies.

A new DBS isn't necessarily required; schools and colleges are also able to obtain a standalone children’s barred list check through the Department for Education (DfE) check a teacher’s record service, which you can find here -> (https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0x-0Q00).

We are incredibly proud to announce that we have hit 10,000 5 star reviews on Trustpilot making us the first background ...
21/07/2026

We are incredibly proud to announce that we have hit 10,000 5 star reviews on Trustpilot making us the first background screening business in the UK to reach this landmark! We work tirelessly to provide outstanding customer service to each and every person or business that we work with and it's fantastic to see the rewards for this.

If your business is looking for a background check provider that you want to build a working relationship with, then please check us out at www.personnelchecks.co.uk

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One Cathedral Square, Cathedral Quarter
Blackburn
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Monday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 5:30pm
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