E-bulk: submitting multiple applications for DBS checking

The e-bulk service allows Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) customers to submit multiple electronic applications for DBS certificates and receive the results electronically.

DBS certificates help organisations recruit safely, especially for positions involving work with vulnerable groups including children.

This guide contains information on changes to e-bulk for existing users, and details of how to register for the service for potential new users. It also provides a list of approved e-brokers.

You can read more about the DBS e-bulk service process (PDF, 485 KB, 3 pages).

It is up to the Registered Body (RB) to decide how they will capture the application information from applicants and transfer it to their centralised system. The e-bulk process only determines how the information is transferred from the RB to DBS.

An organisation can apply to become a Registered Body and use the service if it:

To see if your organisation meets the 1500 applications, payment and account criteria, please contact DBS customer services [email protected].

A countersignatory number must be provided within each e-bulk application to indicate which countersignatory has validated the application.

Provision of the countersignatory number conveys acceptance by the respective countersignatory, and equates to the declaration on the existing paper DBS application form.