10/03/2026
Disclosure and Barring Service has launched a brand new podcast series aimed at helping employers and safeguarding professionals get to grips with DBS processes and responsibilities.
DBS Discussions: Safeguarding in Focus brings together subject matter experts from across the organisation to unpack the questions people regularly ask. Each episode offers practical guidance on key topics such as:
DBS check eligibility
What counts as regulated activity
How the barring process works
The role DBS plays in safeguarding
For anyone who has ever found themselves double checking eligibility guidance, debating whether a role meets the regulated activity threshold, or trying to explain the barring process to a trustee, this is well worth a listen.
The series is particularly useful for:
HR and recruitment professionals
Safeguarding leads in education, health and social care
Voluntary and community sector organisations
Trustees and senior leaders with safeguarding oversight
In short, if you are involved in safer recruitment or safeguarding governance, this podcast is designed with you in mind.
You can listen and subscribe via YouTube and Spotify through the DBS Linktree page:
🎧 Disclosure and Barring Service – Listen on YouTube, Spotify – Linktree
🔗 http://gov.uk/dbs
New episodes are being released weekly, so it is worth subscribing to stay up to date.
If safeguarding and safer recruitment form part of your organisation’s responsibilities, we encourage you to have a listen and share the series with colleagues and networks. Staying informed is one of the simplest ways to strengthen safeguarding practice.
