Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
As part of the admissions process to join one of Brunel University’s Professional courses, you are required to complete an application for a Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced certificate, previously known as a Criminal Records Bureau (CRB).
Applications are completed online and the first step is to complete a face to face ID check. You are then required to make a payment for your application, the cost of a DBS application is currently £51.86 (this fee is subject to change). Only then will you be given access to the online DBS application.
In order to complete the ID check you will need to visit the Admissions Office or attend an ID checking event. Further details regarding the DBS application and ID checking events will be sent to applicants in May.
Professional Course Interviews
If you are applying for Teacher Training, a course in Social Work, Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy you will be asked to bring your DBS ID documents with you to your interview and we will complete your ID check then.
ID Documents
For further advice regarding the valid ID documents we can accept for the DBS disclosure application, please visit our ID Check Documents page.
Volunteers, Student Ambassadors and Widening Participation Ambassadors
If you are making an application for the DBS certificate as a volunteer, Student Ambassador or a Widening Participation Ambassador you do not have to pay for your application. However if you are applying for a DBS certificate as part of your PhD or dissertation you will have to cover this cost, please contact the Admissions Office for clarification.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact the Admissions Office on 01895 265265 or by email at DBS@brunel.ac.uk
Disclosure Policy
Please click here to download our criminal convictions disclosure policy.
