DBS Application - Fees

Volunteer

For volunteers, DBS checks are completely free. You can join the Update Service once your certificate has been issued and we will guide you through the registration process, also at no charge (although you may opt out of this).

Paid Role

If you are in paid role, your DBS application will cost £38 and you will pay this fee at the end of the application process. Registering your certificate with the Update Service costs an additional £13 per year.

Once your certificate is issued, you will receive a notification email and be invited back into the system to join the Update Service. This needs to be done within 30 days.

The DBS charge £13 per year to maintain your certificate.  If you choose not to register then your certificate will only be valid for one year from the date issued and if you were to continue in your role after this time, you would need to make a fresh application at a further cost of £38.

To pay, the applicant should click the link in the email, or log into their applicant account on the DBS portal and follow the instructions to pay.

The rules around whether or not someone is a volunteer are not the ECB's but HMRC’s. There is no separate DBS for paid roles – the same DBS covers paid and voluntary.

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The fee for the DBS (if someone has to pay for it) is of course deductible against taxes if someone is earning money from the role that requires it (professional coaches for example).

Please note, it must be the applicant who pays for their own application, using their own card details. It cannot be paid for by anyone else on the applicant's behalf.