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What does the Update Status mean in my account?

When you carry out a check of your own status, the 'Update Status' field shows the status of the DBS check in your Update Service account.

If the status says:

* Blank/No New Information - this means the DBS certificate was blank when it was issued - so it did not reveal any information about you - and no new information has been found since it was issued, so your existing paper certificate can be accepted by an employer as being still current and valid.
* Non-Blank Certificate/No New Information - this means your DBS certificate revealed information about you when it was issued but no new information has been found since its issue, so your existing paper certificate can be accepted by an employer as being still current and valid.

Blank or non-blank Certificate/New Information - this means new information is available since your DBS certificate was issued and it will no longer be kept up-to-date. In these circumstances, an organisation shouldn't accept your existing paper certificate because it isn't current and you will need to apply for a new DBS check to see the new information.