Verifying an applicant's ID

Unlike initiating DBS applications, which is restricted to the verifiers remit (whether club- or County- wide), verification is unrestricted - that is to say any ID verifier can verify any applicant's documents, regardless of their club or County affiliation.

Verification needs to take place during a face-to-face meeting between the verifier and applicant. It is the applicant's responsibility to contact the verifier to arrange this. 

The verifier will need have a computer, laptop or mobile device to hand and the applicant will need to have the original copies of their selected forms of ID with them at the meeting.

Below is step-by-step guide to verifying an applicants ID. It can also be found as a video tutorial on the Atlantic Data DBS portal at https://ecb.disclosures.co.uk

1. Once logged in to the DBS portal, go to ‘DBS Applications’, then from the dropdown select ‘Manage ID Verification’.

2. You will then be taken to an Applicant Search box. Enter the applicant’s forename, surname and Application Reference Number (the applicant will provide this from their application confirmation email) and hit ‘Search’.

3. The system will then return the required application. Next, click on the name which is hyperlinked in blue and you will be presented with the option to carry out the ID Verification.

4. Please login into your ECB Disclosures account and watch this video which talks through the steps of carrying out the ID verification:

For volunteer applications, the application will now be countersigned by Atlantic Data and dispatched to DBS.

For paid applications, the applicant will be sent an email with a link to pay for their application. Once they have paid the application will be dispatched to DBS.

IMPORTANT: It is very important for a verifier to reject an application if it has been made with a shortened / abbreviated or nickname. All applicants MUST apply using their FULL Legal Name, so that the full and proper checks may be carried out by the DBS. If this is the case, the verifier should initiate a new application for the applicant, in their full, legal name as it appears on their documents.