Notes to Accompany the CCPAS Basic Disclosures Applicants Guide CCPAS have provided a generic guide for applicants seeking to undertake a Basic level DBS Disclosure. These accompanying notes provide additional clarification on a number of points as well as clarifying local practice relevant to the Diocese of Exeter. Organisation Reference this will be a code starting followed by 3 – ‘9461A’ digits that your local DBS Verifier has provided you with. Organisation Code this in all instances is – ‘EXETER9461’. (Note: both of these codes need to use all uppercase letters with no spaces.) Personal Details section DBS Profile No this field can be left blank. (If you – – have undertaken a Basic check previously then the Disclosure & Barring Service may have allocated you a DBS profile number, but if you have lost it you can still proceed without entering anything in this field.) Receive Paper Certificate please say in all instances to receiving a paper – ‘Yes’ certificate. This allows you to readily show evidence of your check to those who need to see proof. Certificate Access please say in all instances to provide consent to the – ‘Yes’ lead contact in your responsible organisation to view your online certificate. This refers to the Diocesan Safeguarding Team being able to view your online certificate and will greatly speed up the reviewing of disclosures. Please say to the second question about providing 3rd party access ‘No’ consent. No other parties in the Diocese are registered with the DBS Portal to be able to access the online certificate. Purpose of Check for all roles, whether paid or voluntary, you should select – as the purpose of your check. ‘Employment’ Selecting causes a blank field to appear headed Applied ‘Employment’ ‘Position For’ where you should enter your role title. In the of Employment Sector’ field you should select ‘Name ‘Voluntary/Charity’.
Notes to Accompany the CCPAS Basic Disclosures Applicants Guide CCPAS have provided a generic guide for applicants seeking to undertake a Basic level DBS Disclosure. These accompanying notes provide additional clarification on a number of points as well as clarifying local practice relevant to the Diocese of Exeter. Organisation Reference – this will be a code starting ‘9461A’ followed by 3 digits that your local DBS Verifier has provided you with. Organisation Code – this in all instances is ‘EXETER9461’. (Note: both of these codes need to use all uppercase letters with no spaces.) Personal Details section – DBS Profile No – this field can be left blank. (If you have undertaken a Basic check previously then the Disclosure & Barring Service may have allocated you a DBS profile number, but if you have lost it you can still proceed without entering anything in this field.) Receive Paper Certificate – please say ‘Yes’ in all instances to receiving a paper certificate. This allows you to readily show evidence of your check to those who need to see proof. Certificate Access – please say ‘Yes’ in all instances to provide consent to the lead contact in your responsible organisation to view your online certificate. This refers to the Diocesan Safeguarding Team being able to view your online certificate and will greatly speed up the reviewing of disclosures. Please say ‘No’ to the second question about providing 3rd party access consent. No other parties in the Diocese are registered with the DBS Portal to be able to access the online certificate. Purpose of Check – for all roles, whether paid or voluntary, you should select ‘Employment’ as the purpose of your check. Selecting ‘Employment’ causes a blank field to appear headed ‘Position Applied For’ where you should enter your role title. In the ‘Name of Employment Sector’ field you should select ‘Voluntary/Charity’.
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