DBS
abbreviation/ˌdiː biː ˈes/
/ˌdiː biː ˈes/
- (in the UK) Disclosure and Barring Service(called the Criminal Records Bureau in the past), a government body that checks to see whether people have committed crimes that make them unsuitable for certain jobs, e.g. working with children, or to adopt children
- a DBS check
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