Date of Request
July 23
Request
Good Afternoon,
Please can you tell me who provides the DBS check service (Basic, Standard and Enhanced) for Hereford & Worcester Fire & Rescue Service.
A response by email is preferred.
Kind regards,
Response
Dear X
Thank you for your further request for information which has been received by Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (the Service) and considered under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000.
Your question:
“Please can you tell me who provides the DBS check service (Basic, Standard and Enhanced) for Hereford & Worcester Fire & Rescue Service”.
The answer to your question is:
Basic and Standard checks are completed by Care Check Ltd
Enhanced Checks are currently completed by Worcestershire County Council. However as of 1st September 2023 Care Check Ltd will be carrying out all DBS checks.
Should you have any queries regarding the management of your request and wish to make either a complaint or request a review of the information disclosed to you, please do so by using Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service’s complaints system: Comments and Complaints. This must be done within 40 working days of our response to your request. After this date and in line with ICO guidance the Service is not obliged to provide an internal review of your request.
If you are not satisfied with the outcome of the internal review, you may appeal the decision by contacting the Information Commissioner, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, SK9 5AF, Tel: 0303 123 1113 (alternatively 01625 545745) or E-mail: casework@ico.org.uk
Further information on Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service may be viewed at the Service’s website: www.hwfire.org.uk
Kind regards
Information Governance Team