Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Disclosure

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Disclosure

Continuous Consent Form for student researchers

applying for a DBS check via Anglia Ruskin University

Name:

SID:

Title of research project:

Faculty:

Important

Please sign to confirm that you fully understand the DBS procedure and conditions explained below.

Also that you give continuous consent for Anglia Ruskin University to check your DBS Disclosure certificate details against the DBS Update Service online if you have subscribed to this.

Signature:

Date

1.  You must complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service application form if a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check is required for your research and you do not have an existing DBS check that has been carried out in the last year.

2. If the DBS was carried out in the last year by the organisation where you will be carrying the research out, please check with the Criminal Records Officer whether this falls into the correct category for the research you are planning to do. If it does, please complete the DBS Continuous Consent Form for student researchers who have had a DBS carried out by the organisation where you will be carrying the research out. If your DBS does not fall into the correct category, you will need to have a further DBS check carried out by Anglia Ruskin University.

3.  If you require a DBS check, please contact the Criminal Records Officer who will send you the DBS information to complete. There is a fee (£44) for obtaining an Enhanced DBS Check and you need to check with your (Dissertation) Supervisor/Faculty Research Ethics Panel Administrator/Departmental Research Ethics Panel Administrator whether this will be paid for by the faculty or you need to pay for it yourself.

4.  Upon receipt of the DBS Enhanced Certificate please keep it securely as you will be required to submit the original Disclosure to the Criminal Records Officer prior to starting your research. Please refer to the DBS Guidance for Students. Upon receipt of a satisfactory DBS form, the Criminal Records Officer will notify your Faculty Research Ethics Panel Administrator or Departmental Research Ethics Panel Administrator who will record this and the date this information was received and notify the Departmental/Faculty Research Ethics Panel Chair and Committee.

5.  Alternatively, if you have previously subscribed to the DBS online Update Service, you need to notify the Criminal Records Officer of this and provide continuous consent (by signing this form) and the original DBS Disclosure certificate to the Criminal Records Officer. Please refer to the DBS Guidance for Students. The Criminal Records Office will then check the details online and inform your Faculty Research Ethics Panel/Departmental Research Ethics Administrator that you have had a satisfactory DBS check who will record this and the date and notify the Faculty Research Ethics /Departmental Research Ethics Panel and Chair of this.

6.  You are not permitted to start your research until your original DBS Enhanced Disclosure certificate has been viewed and verified by the Criminal Records Officer or the Criminal Records Administrator and your Faculty Research Ethics Panel /Departmental Research Ethics Panel has confirmed they have been notified of this.

7.  Students whose DBS Disclosure reveals reprimands, cautions, convictions or additional information will be required to submit further information as requested by the Criminal Record Officer for presentation to the Disclosure Panel and will not be permitted to carry the research out unless permission is received from the Disclosure Panel.

8.  Any queries about the DBS process should be directed to Criminal Records Officer on 01245 684984 or email . Further information can also be found at:

www.gov.uk/dbs

Please return the completed consent form to:

Criminal Records Officer

Anglia Ruskin University
Chelmsford Campus
Bishop Hall Lane
Chelmsford
CM1 1SQ

V5.0

Date 10.7.15

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