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Tuesday, 15 October 2024

Tech, innovation, and the future of safeguarding

14:15 - 15:00

DBS Update Service Masterclass

This masterclass will provide the opportunity to learn more about this service and the benefits of its use to organisations and the subscriber.

The masterclass will explore;

What the Update Service is (and is not).
Which DBS certificates can be registered with the service.
Benefits of the service to applicants and recruiters.
Status checking & interpreting the results.
Using the Update Service when recruitment decisions are made off site.

15:00 - 15:05

Day 1 Summary & Closing Remarks

10:00 - 10:15

Welcome & Introduction

10:15 - 10:30

DBS Chairman

10:30 - 10:45

CEO Opening Remarks

11:00 - 12:00

Keynote: Tech & Innovation in Safeguarding Including Q&A

12:00 - 12:45

DBS Barring and Legal Duty to Refer Workshop

Presented by Mel Berry and Sean Maskey (DBS Partnerships Team)

Organisations who employ individuals or have volunteers who carry out regulated activity with children or adults have a legal duty to refer to DBS if certain conditions are met. This bitesize session will focus on DBS’ Barring functions, with a particular focus on understanding this legal duty to refer.

DBS Disclosure Workshop - Understanding eligibility for DBS Checks

Presented by Georgie Mitchell and Rebecca Bool (DBS Partnerships Team)

This bitesize session will consider DBS’ Disclosure functions, namely DBS checks, with a particular focus on elements organisations should consider when determining eligibility for Enhanced and Enhanced with Barred List(s) DBS checks.

14:15 - 15:00

Barring Referral Service (BRS) Workshop

Presented by Sean Maskey and Laura Gaskell (DBS Partnerships Team)

The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is responsible for managing the lists of people who are barred from regulated activity in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

Organisations who employ individuals or have volunteers who carry out regulated activity with children or adults have a legal duty to refer to DBS if certain conditions are met.

Personnel suppliers who provide individuals to organisations to carry out regulated activity also have a legal duty to refer.

This workshop will cover:

How to access the barring referral service.
Who has the legal duty to refer.
The conditions of when you must refer.
Guide to completing the referral form.
What documents to include.

12:00 - 12:45

DBS Digital Online Results Service

Hear from Chetana Amrite, Senior Product Manager in the Digital team at DBS about the new DBS Digital Online Results Service

12:30 - 13:30

Lunch

13:45 - 14:15

Panel Discussion: The Future of Safeguarding with Tech

Barry Topham, Executive Director of Technology and Innovation at DBS leads a discussion about using technology to support safeguarding.

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