To all our Great Care Employers in West Sussex
We are excited to invite Kelly Matthews from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to present two online workshops at the start of 2026: Disclosure Eligibility and Applications, and Barring requirements and the Legal Duty to refer. Both courses will be held for two different sessions, to help facilitate access across the working day.
The workshops aim to help all workers who are involved in the recruitment of individuals, or who have a responsibility to make referrals.
We know that there is a lot of interest in DBS processes from providers, and we anticipate these will reach capacity quickly.
All events are free to attend so please sign up today!
- DBS Applications and Eligibility Workshop
This workshop will focus on the disclosure elements of DBS, namely DBS checks, with a particular focus on understanding eligibility for Enhanced, and Enhanced with Barred List(s) DBS checks. The session will last around 60 minutes. This session is aimed at individuals who are involved in the recruitment of staff or volunteers and would like to learn more about the different types of DBS check and when a role is eligible for a particular type of check.
Friday 9th January 9am
Great Care Employer – DBS Applications and Eligibility Workshop (1)
Thursday 22nd January 3pm
Great Care Employer – DBS Applications and Eligibility Workshop (2)
- DBS Barring Referrals and the Legal Duty to Refer
This workshop will focus on the Barring aspects of DBS, with a particular focus on understanding the legal duty to refer. This session will last around 60 minutes. This session is aimed at individuals who are involved in HR, management of those in regulated activity, those who have safeguarding responsibilities and those who would be involved in making referrals to the DBS.
Tuesday 13th Jan 3pm
Great Care Employer – DBS Barring requirements and Legal Duty to refer (1)
Friday 6th February 9am
Great Care Employer – DBS Barring requirements and Legal Duty to refer (2)
The Great Care Employer Scheme is run by the Quality Assurance and Market Support team, who can offer free support and advice to services who recognise the value in the retention of a good quality workforce. To find out more please contact qualityassuranceandmarketsupport@westsussex.gov.uk