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For a small annual subscription of just £13 you can have your DBS Certificate kept up-to-date and take it with you from role to role, within the same workforce, where the same type and level of check is required.

How do you register for the Update Service?

You can register for the update service in two ways

Wait until your certificate arrives and then register within 30 days of receiving it using the reference number on the DBS Certificate.

1. At the time you apply for your DBS via GOV UK using the application form reference number

• DBS Update Service

 Please note - A subscription to the Update Service lasts for one year.

Step 1

Enter your date of birth by selecting the month, then the year, then the day.

Check your date of birth is correct, if it isn't, you can enter the date manually in the format

DD/MM/YYYY

Select whether you are applying with your DBS application form or with your DBS Certificate.

Step 2

Agree to the Terms and Conditions of the service and then enter your personal details - these must match those on your application form or DBS Certificate.

Step 3

Answer the question 'Does the above application/DBS Certificate relate to a voluntary position?'

Step 4

Make payment for subscription fee (if relevant). A payment confirmation screen will confirm whether payment was successful.

If the application form/DBS Certificate was issued for a voluntary position the subscription is free-of-charge.

You should have now joined the Update Service.

If you have joined with your DBS application form reference number your subscription will start from the date of issue printed on your DBS Certificate. If for some reason your application form is withdrawn your subscription fee will be refunded and your subscription cancelled.