Agenda item

To consider a report providing and update on the Disclsure Barring Service.

The Committee considered a report seeking approval to introduce a mandatory requirement for all licensed drivers to subscribe to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Update Service.

The Committee was informed that currently all licensed drivers have to undergo a DBS check upon receipt of their initial licence application and then every three years thereafter and the Council was reliant on drivers keeping them informed of any changes to their situation that might impact on their ability to work between DBS checks taking place.  A situation which meant there could be periods when a driver could be convicted of an offence which could result in the revocation of his licence but still work as a licensed driver.

Subscription to the DBS Update Service would require licenced drivers to pay an annual fee, currently £13, which would provide the driver with a personal code that the Licensing Authority would then use to view the driver’s criminal record in real-time via an online system.  Access to the online system would continue for as long as the annual subscription fee was paid.

RESOLVED that it be made a mandatory requirement for licensed drivers to join the Disclosure Barring Service Update Service.