Submit an online barring referral to DBS

Submitting an online barring referral takes around 1 hour.

This service is available Monday to Sunday, 8am to 11:30pm. If you try to use this service outside of these hours, your answers will not be saved, and you will need to start again when the service is available.

To submit an online barring referral to DBS, you’ll need the following:

• your contact details
• details of the person being referred
• contact details for any other agencies involved in investigating the relevant conduct
• details of the risk of harm, or harm suffered
• documents in support of your referral, such as statements, reports, meeting minutes, or other evidence from your disciplinary investigation