Step by step guide for DBS checks

  1. The client (you) contacts the DBS team to discuss the requirements and confirm eligibility and the relevant DBS check to be processed
  2. You complete an order form giving us the applicant/employee/volunteer’s email details and those of the manager who is entitled to know the results of the check
  3. Email the order form along with copies of the applicants ID documents that have been seen and validated by the manager to dbs@stockport.gov.uk
  4. The documents are checked and ID validated by our team to ensure compliance
  5. Payment is provided to us by cheque or telephone card payment
  6. We create a username and password and email a link with instructions to the applicant, employee or volunteer on how to complete the form online
  7. The applicant, employee or volunteer uses the link to the stockport.employmentcheck.org.uk web page and logs in to complete the simple and easy to follow form
  8. An automatic check will prevent the form from being submitted if it is incomplete or contains errors, saving time and frustration
  9. We send the applicant, employee or volunteer an email confirming that their form has been successfully submitted
  10. We check the application against the ID documents provided, enter the details online and submit the form
  11. stockport.employmentcheck.org.uk validates the information sent and submits the form electronically to the DBS for processing
  12. The applicant, employee or volunteer will receive a paper copy of the disclosure certificate in the post. The manager will receive an email notification
  13. Average turnaround time from start to finish for our DBS disclosures is approximately 5 days