What will show up on a DBS Standard Check?

A Standard DBS Check is more comprehensive than a basic check, revealing a greater level of detail.

A standard check will detail both unspent and spent convictions, as well as any cautions, warnings or reprimands the applicant has, as long as they’re not protected.

Protected criminal record information is information which has been filtered from the certificate as a result of legislation introduced in 2013. This legislation was introduced to prevent unfair discrimination based on old or minor criminal record information following a court case challenging the disclosure.

It does not affect the information on the certificate greatly, in that any cautions and convictions eligible for filtering have to meet certain criteria, including: a certain number of years must have elapsed since the offence took place; nothing will be filtered if the applicant has more than one conviction; the caution or conviction cannot be a serious offence; and it cannot have resulted in a custodial sentence. For more information please see the DBS guidance.