DBS Solicitors

Expert legal advice assisting in all aspects of Disclosure and Barring Service matters including challenging disclosures on Enhanced DBS certificates, and appealing and overturning unfair DBS Barring decisions.

2 12, 2020

Our 5 a Day | 5 Police Cautions Deleted in One Day

By |December 2nd, 2020|Tags: , , , , , , |

It has been a while since we have updated the recent news section of our site. Since our last update we have had over 50 police cautions and arrest records deleted. Each case has turned on its own particular facts, and deletion decisions, have been taken across the length and breadth of England and

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3 11, 2019

Can You Appeal a DBS Check? Answering FAQs on DBS Certificates

By |November 3rd, 2019|Tags: , , , |

We get many questions about DBS checks. The most common question is, can you appeal a DBS check? The short answer here is that you can dispute information disclosed on a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) certificate. However, the issue will be whether the DBS made a mistake and what type of certificate you

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21 10, 2019

Affray Caution Deleted

By |October 21st, 2019|Tags: , , , , , , |

We have again had a police caution deleted for a client. The caution had been issued a number of years ago. The police caution was issued for affray. The client had always felt that the caution had been unfairly issued, and that he had been bullied into accepting it. We reviewed all the evidence

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25 07, 2019

Deletion of ABH Caution for Health Care Professional

By |July 25th, 2019|Tags: , , , , , |

ABH Caution Deleted for Health Care Professional We have successfully had a police caution deleted for our client, a healthcare professional. The caution had been issued for Actual Bodily Harm (ABH) in relation to a domestic incident with his wife. As the caution was for ABH, which is on the DBS’s specified offences

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5 07, 2019

Police Caution Deleted for Regulated Professional

By |July 5th, 2019|Tags: , , , , , , |

Child Assault Police Caution Deleted Our client had been issued a police caution with respect to an allegation of assault on her child. Her child's school had picked up the allegation and reported it to the police. The client was asked to attend the police station as a volunteer, and attended with legal

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6 04, 2019

ABH Police Caution Deleted

By |April 6th, 2019|Tags: , , , , , |

ABH Police Caution removed for international Businessman Our client had been issued with an Actual Bodily Harm (ABH) police caution a number of years ago. The client was now a successful international businessman, and frequently needed to travel overseas. The client was looking to relocate for an extended period of time, however his

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25 02, 2019

Solicitation Caution Deleted

By |February 25th, 2019|Tags: , , , , , , |

Deletion of Caution for Solicitation Our client had been issued with a police caution for solicitation. The caution had been issued a number of years ago. Due to a move abroad, the caution was causing an issue for the client. The client hope to move abroad and had been asked to provide an

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6 02, 2019

What Shows up on an Enhanced DBS check?

By |February 6th, 2019|Tags: , , , , , , |

What shows up on an enhanced DBS check is subject to detailed procedural rules. There are certain categories of police disposals and convictions that will automatically be disclosed on a standard and enhanced DBS certificate. Along with disclosing information according to defined categories, an Enhanced DBS Certificate can also include information on the basis

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3 02, 2019

Arrest Record Deleted for Neighbour Dispute

By |February 3rd, 2019|Tags: , , , |

Arrest Record Deleted for Professional Our client, a busy professional, had been accused of assault in the context of a neighbour dispute. There had been a going dispute between the client and the complainant; the complainant made a fabricated allegation to the police which precipitated the arrest of our client. Our client had

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12 01, 2019

Malicious Communications Caution Deleted

By |January 12th, 2019|Tags: , , , , , |

Malicious Communications Police Caution Removed Our client had been issued a police caution in the context of an acrimonious separation. The client's ex-partner had made a number of allegations against her, including that she had sent some malicious messages. The police investigated the matter and concluded that our client had indeed sent grossly

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