{"id":2667,"date":"2018-04-06T06:31:40","date_gmt":"2018-04-06T06:31:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crbdirect.org.uk\/?p=2667"},"modified":"2021-03-19T14:00:42","modified_gmt":"2021-03-19T14:00:42","slug":"baseline-personnel-security-standard-how-it-differs-from-dbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crbdirect.org.uk\/baseline-personnel-security-standard-how-it-differs-from-dbs\/","title":{"rendered":"Baseline Personnel Security Standard \u2013 How it Differs from DBS"},"content":{"rendered":"

If applying for new jobs wasn\u2019t stressful and confusing enough, the recruitment industry loves to throw jargon and abbreviations into the mix. CRB<\/a>, DBS, PVG, CPD, NMW \u2013 it\u2019s all very confusing. Even if you\u2019re up to date with the lingo \u2013 or have found out that NMW means National Minimum Wage<\/a> courtesy of a search engine \u2013 there are a few acronyms which cause confusion. One of these is BPSS, which stands for Baseline Personnel Security Standard, and is a type of police checking and vetting for staff working in certain industries. It\u2019s often thought to be a substitute for DBS and other types of Police checking<\/a>, but there are several important differences.<\/p>\n

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Industries Using BPSS<\/h2>\n

Baselines Personnel Security Standard is used by a wide variety of industries from civil service jobs in the public sector through to retail and other types of office work. This contrasts with DBS checking, where the types of jobs which require DBS checking are set by the government, giving the employer no flexibility over the types of check they do. Doing BPSS checks on new starters isn\u2019t compulsory, but it\u2019s recommended as a basic set of checks to make sure you\u2019re employing people who have the right to work in the UK and aren\u2019t going to pose a risk to your business.<\/p>\n

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What\u2019s Involved in BPSS Checks?<\/h2>\n

There are four main aspects to BPSS checking:<\/p>\n