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** 🇬🇧

The check is not available for [quickscreen](https://docs.certn.co/api/faq#what-is-a-quickscreen-and-how-do-i-use-it). ❌

| Industry           | Availability | Endpoints                  |
|--------------------|--------------|----------------------------|
| Human Resources     | Yes          | - Quickscreen ❌          |
|                    |              | - [Invite](https://docs.certn.co/api/api-reference/hr#invite-an-applicant)📩 |
| Property Management  | No           | - Quickscreen ❌          |
|                    |              | - Invite ❌               |

### Parameters

#### **Request flag**

Include this flag in the body of your request:

[`request_uk_basic_dbs_check`](https://docs.certn.co/api/guides/checks/basic-disclosure-and-barring-service-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`
- `role_or_position_title`

Applicants must go through identity verification to complete a Basic DBS Check. Make sure to add an [Enhanced Identity Verification](https://docs.certn.co/api/guides/checks/enhanced-identity-verification) before sending your request.

See all available [Application parameters](https://docs.certn.co/api/api-reference/resources/application-parameters).

#### **Example request**

The following example contains fields for someone applying for employment.

```
{
     "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`](https://docs.certn.co/api/api-reference/resources/report-field-mappings#basic-disclosure-and-barring-service-dbs-check)

### Test data

Send Basic DS Check requests with the following sets of data on our [demo environment](https://docs.certn.co/api/start/demo-account) 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](https://docs.certn.co/api/api-reference/resources/application-parameters#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.