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<p>The Disclosure and Barring Service is responsible for issuing criminal record certificates
and the maintenance of children’s and adults’ barred lists. The Disclosure and Barring
Service has a target of processing 85% of all disclosure applications within 21 days.
In the vast majority of cases (95%), disclosure certificates are issued within 8 weeks
(2015/16).</p><p>Criminal record certificates issued by the Disclosure and Barring
Service do not expire after a specific period of time and do not include a renewal
date. A certificate has no set period of validity. Information revealed through a
Disclosure and Barring Service check reflects the information that was available at
the time of its issue. Disclosure certificates are primarily designed to be used by
an employer at the point of recruitment for a particular position.</p><p>Some roles
and some employers require the person concerned to “renew” their Disclosure and Barring
Service check at specific intervals. The person can do that either by applying for
a new certificate or by using the Disclosure and Barring Service Update Service.</p><p>It
would not be appropriate to comment on specific cases, but there are a number of factors
which can affect the timely completion of checks. These include the length of time
if can take for an employer to deal with the initial application, the accurate completion
of the application form, the clarity of the information provided, the existence of
conviction or non-conviction information, legal challenges and the operational effectiveness
of the disclosure units of the police forces involved, if any, in the enhanced process.
In some cases, forces will ask Disclosure and Barring Service to clarify some details
provided by the applicant which requires further investigation and this can cause
further delays.</p>
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