Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)

This option is for applicants living in the UK, please note you will need to have a registered proof of UK address and an ID document which confirms your current address to use this service.

If you are completing your ID check at a participating Post Office the first step is to pay for your DBS. The cost is £46.17, more information can be found here.

Once payment has been received we will initiate your DBS application and send you online log in information. You should complete your application online and choose your ID as part of the application.

Print out the online verification form and take this form along with your original ID to the Post Office. The Post Office will verify your ID and then alert the DBS so that your application can be released. Before going to the Post Office please check for your nearest participating Post Office branch, further information can be found on the Post Office website, by selecting the “CRB & ID Verification Service” option. The Post Office ID check costs £12.80, to be paid directly at the Post Office at the time of the ID check.

Please remember to keep your receipt, this is proof that your DBS has been completed and may be required at a later date.

This is fastest DBS application method and the option we recommend.

This option is for applicants who do not live in the UK. You must complete your DBS application through a professional verifier ID check in your home country, prior to your arrival in the UK.

IMPORTANT TO NOTE: You cannot complete your ID check via this method once you arrive in the UK. Once in the UK, if you have not completed this application prior to your arrival your registration will be delayed. Please contact dbs@brunel.ac.uk before you travel to check you have completed the necessary registration requirements. 

The first step is to pay for your DBS, the cost is £57.17, more information can be found here

Once payment has been received we will initiate your DBS application and send you online log in information. Complete your application online and choose your ID as part of the application.

Then print off the online identity verification form and take the form along with your ID documents to a professional person in your home country i.e. a Police Officer, Solicitor, Doctor, Justice of the Peace, Legal Executive, Warrant Officer, Police Officer, Teacher, University Lecturer, Barrister, Chartered Accountant, Local Councillor, Member of Parliament. The professional person may charge an additional fee for this service. The professional person will complete the identity check form confirming your identity using your original ID.

You then need to email. the completed form to the Admissions Office at Brunel University London.  Once received, we will verify this information and then release the application to the DBS.

Care of address

If you complete the application late in the summer you may wish to use Brunel as your care of address. This means that your completed certificate will be sent to the Admissions Office, instead of your home address, you can select this option in the care of address section in your DBS application.