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Step by step guidance for applicants filling in the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) application form.
Employers guide to assessing fitness to work, including asking for medical evidence, fit notes, and dealing with long term or frequent absences.
A collection of guidance and policy documents relating to the submission of basic checks, for Responsible Organisations.
A list of Responsible Organisations and their responsibilities
You can apply to Access to Work to get money for communication support at a job interview.
Work out what your allowances are and if you need to pay tax on your pension savings if you flexibly access your pension.
Check what you need to do to employ teachers who are non-UK citizens.
Here you can find lesson plans for teachers and other resources for the classroom, as well as activities for home learning for both children and adults.
Guidance leaflets relating to eligibility and other DBS services and products.
Guidance on producing a 'Key information document', or key facts page, for agency workers.
This guidance explains actions required if you are given a fit note (Statement of Fitness for Work) by an employee.
This document provides guidance on how to calculate holiday pay for workers whose hours and / or pay are not fixed.
Information for GPs and patients on how we collect and publish data about fit notes issued in England.
Guidance for employers, employees and their representatives in dismissal and re-engagement scenarios.
Find out if your State Pension will be affected by the delay to National Insurance replacement credits for parents and carers, and how to tell HMRC.
DBS makes considered decisions about whether somebody should be barred from engaging in regulated activity.
This guidance helps healthcare professions make the best use of the fit note to support patients.
Help for agency workers who are paid through umbrella companies to understand their 'Key information document' (KID).
Guidance, checklist and form for making a subject access request to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
The barring decision-making process at DBS, including information about barring appeals and reviews.
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