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Does DBS make barring decisions about individuals in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland?

DBS makes barring decisions about individuals in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Scotland has its own equivalent Scheme.

For more information on the Scottish scheme, visit the Disclosure Scotland website.

If someone is barred from regulated work in Scotland, they are also barred from carrying out regulated activity in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland and vice versa.