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I am applying to be a childminder.
My husband is a paramedic and therefore already has a DBS certificate and has a login for his DBS update service. Does he need to pay for another one just because he lives with me?
Thanks,
Asho
sarah707
14-08-2017, 09:04 PM
Yes :( childminders and people who live in a childminder's house need a special home-based DBS check.
You can get them here - Ofsted DBS Application - Security Watchdog - Step One (http://ofsteddbsapplication.co.uk/step-one.aspx) :D
poppy321
20-08-2017, 07:25 PM
My daughter has an enhanced Dbs that we get updated each year. She has a new job in finance and has been told that she must have a basic dbs. Will she need to apply for a basic one as if doing it for the first time, or will the update service issue her a basic certificate given that a more thorough check has already taken place?
sarah707
21-08-2017, 08:03 PM
To work as a childminder or live in a house where cm takes place you must have a specific home based DBS.
This is different from all other DBS checks (and very unfair if you ask me - but nobody did) ...
I have linked it above :D