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# Basic Disclosure And Barring Service Check

A Basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check is a United Kingdom (UK) criminal record check and can be obtained for a person living or working in England and Wales. The Basic DBS Check includes a digital identity verification service. Reported results will contain details of convictions and conditional cautions considered to be unspent under the terms of the [Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1974/53).

### Availability

The check is available in the **United Kingdom** :flag\_gb:

The check is not available for [quickscreen](/api/certn-api-v-1.0/faq.md#what-is-a-quickscreen-and-how-do-i-use-it). ❌

| Industry            | Availability | Endpoints                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| ------------------- | ------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Human Resources     | Yes          | <ul><li>Quickscreen <span data-gb-custom-inline data-tag="emoji" data-code="274c">❌</span></li><li><a href="/pages/-MbrCkyOdi6Adm9PH1HY#invite-an-applicant">Invite</a> <span data-gb-custom-inline data-tag="emoji" data-code="1f4e9">📩</span></li></ul> |
| Property Management | No           | <ul><li>Quickscreen <span data-gb-custom-inline data-tag="emoji" data-code="274c">❌</span></li><li>Invite <span data-gb-custom-inline data-tag="emoji" data-code="274c">❌</span></li></ul>                                                                 |

### Parameters

#### **Request flag**

Include this flag in the body of your request:

[`request_uk_basic_dbs_check`](#request-flag)

#### **Invite parameters**

To invite an applicant to complete a screen, include this parameter in the body of your request:

* `email`

You also need to provide the employment sector to indicate the purpose of the check and the position. Use the following fields:

* `employment_sector` &#x20;
* `role_or_position_title`

{% hint style="info" %}
Applicants must go through identity verification to complete a Basic DBS Check. Make sure to add an [Enhanced Identity Verification](/api/certn-api-v-1.0/guides/checks/enhanced-identity-verification.md) before sending your request.
{% endhint %}

See all available [Application parameters](/api/certn-api-v-1.0/api-reference/resources/application-parameters.md).

#### **Example request**

The following example contains fields for someone applying for employment.

```json
{
     "request_uk_basic_dbs_check": true,
     "request_enhanced_identity_verification": true,
     "email": "example@certn.co",
     "employment_sector": "RETAIL",
     "role_or_position_title": "Accounting manager",
}
```

### Report

Report field: [`uk_basic_dbs_check_result`](/api/certn-api-v-1.0/api-reference/resources/report-field-mappings.md#basic-disclosure-and-barring-service-dbs-check)

### Test data

Send Basic DS Check requests with the following sets of data on our [demo environment](/api/certn-api-v-1.0/getting-started/demo-account.md) to retrieve our pre-filled reports.

**Clear results**

| First name               | Last name                |
| ------------------------ | ------------------------ |
| \*(will accept any name) | \*(will accept any name) |

**Records found**

| First name               | Last name |
| ------------------------ | --------- |
| \*(will accept any name) | Notclear  |

### Errors

#### **400 Bad Request**

‌You may receive a `400 Bad Request` if:‌

* A Basic DBS Check invite is sent without specifying `employment_sector` or `role_or_position_title`.
* The `employment_sector` value is not a valid value from the list provided in the [Invite parameters](/api/certn-api-v-1.0/api-reference/resources/application-parameters.md#purpose-of-check-basic-disclosure-and-barring-service-check).

**How to fix this issue**

Add the appropriate fields with valid values before sending your request.