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Safer Recruitment

Please find information, forms and guidance on Diocesan Safer Recruitment process and DBS applications in accordance with the Clifton Diocese Safer Recruitment process.

If you have further queries or issues with DBS processing or are unsure of the application you need to allow volunteers in your parish, please contact your Parish Safeguarding Representative or the Diocese Safeguarding DBS officer on dbs@cliftondiocese.com.  Your Safer Recruitment Officer is David Oliva Arbues and he runs a monthly training session to support your understanding of DBS.  Please contact him on 0117 9540 993 or email: david.arbues@cliftondiocese.com

Safer Recruitment guidance

Diocesan Safer Recruitment Forms

New Volunteer with Online DBS Application:

DBS 1: Volunteer Registration Form

DBS 2: Volunteer Reference Proforma

DBS 3C: Identity Verifier Form

Volunteer 3 Year Renewal with Online DBS Application:

DBS 3C: Identity Verifier Form

New volunteers Paper version

DBS 1: Volunteer Registration Form

DBS 2: Volunteer Reference Proforma

DBS 4: Self Declaration

DBS 17: Consent to process application

DBS 3a: Identity Verifier Form

Purple form – Provided in your local parish

Volunteer 3 Year Renewal Paper version

DBS 4: Self Declaration

DBS 17: Consent to process application

DBS 3a: Identity Verifier Form

Purple form – Provided in your local parish

Volunteer 3 Year Recheck using Update Service:

DBS 4: Self Declaration

DBS 17: Consent to process application

DBS 13: Update Service identity verification form

Additional support documents:

DBS 3C Guidance Notes

DBS 3A Guidance Notes

DBS 4 Guidance Notes

Eucharistic Minister performing inside the church.

Eucharistic Minister declaration form

Codes of Conduct for Parish Volunteers

Diocesan Volunteer Role Descriptions (Clifton Diocese/Curia-Documents/Safeguarding)

CSSA Guidance on DBSs

National DBS Guidance

Register on the update service:

Other documents