Why does Safehands show a ‘3 year’ expiry date - how long is my DBS valid for? Follow
Why does Safehands show a ‘3 year’ DBS expiry date / how long is my DBS valid for?
The date displayed is due to legacy policy and system set up.
DBS clearance is only valid for 1 year at any time, therefore if a date is displayed as 12/07/2027, this would mean that an annual check is due on the 12th July, and if successful then the date will rollover to 12/07/2028.
How can you tell if somebody is registered to the Update Service?
• Safe Hands: if the renewal date is more than 12 months in the future then this identifies that the individual is on our list to be contacted for renewal (they have consented for the ECB to carry out annual checks and confirmed that they have registered to the DBS update service).
• Atlantic Data: the Update Service tab will show the current status, including last recheck, renewal date, and when consent was given. The renewal date must be in the future to be registered to the Update Service. The "Status" row of the Update Service tab will also confirm this.
If consent given is n/a and renewal date is due shortly, this will mean the individual has not completed the questionnaire and/or given consent to be rechecked, this would mean that their DBS is due to expire on the date stated.