This page contains all the information you need for applying and updating your DBS checks.
Please note, if you need a DBS for cricket, it must be an ECB DBS; the ECB will not allow you to “port in” your DBS if it was not issued for them.
If you have any queries relating to DBS in cricket, please visit the ECB SafeHands help centre.
- Age Group Team Manager
- All Stars / Dynamos Children’s Activator
- All Stars / Dynamos Children’s Helper
- Assistant Coach, Captain / Vice captain
- Club Safeguarding Officer
- Coach
- County Safeguarding Officer
- Junior Supervisor
- League Safeguarding Officer
- Physiotherapist
- Safeguarding Recruiter
- Team Manager
- Umpire
- Volunteer Coordinator
If you require an ECB DBS certificate, please contact your Club Safeguarding Officer in the first instance to request that your application is initiated. If they are unsure how to do this, the County Safeguarding Officer can help them.
For volunteers the process is free and for Paid roles a fee of £49.50 is payable to the DBS upon application.
Applying for an ECB DBS check is straightforward, and the process is now all online – there are no paper applications involved.
Once your application is initiated, you will receive an email with easy-to-follow instructions to help you make your application. There is a helpdesk function within the system. When the DBS have concluded their checks, you will receive a paper copy of your certificate in the post.
There is also the facility for you to enrol onto the Update Service which will mean that if an individual’s details do not change, they may never have to do another DBS application in cricket. Again, this is free for volunteers, however there is a fee of £16 per annum for paid applicants. If you do not enroll onto the update service you will have to go through the full process to obtain a DBS certificate every 12 months.
If you have enrolled onto the update service you will need to complete 2 actions when promoted by the DBS Team and ECB DBS Team (as per the January 2025 update)
- All users will receive an email from ECB 30 days prior to their DBS expiry date.
Users will need to follow the instructions to reconfirm their role, club & contact details.
The email will come from dbs@ecb.disclosures.co.uk
The email will be titled ECB DBS Expiry – Important Message – Action required - All users will also receive an email from the Disclosure and Barring Service Team 30 days prior to the renewal date.
Users will need to log in and renew their subscription to ensure the annual check is completed.
The email will come from donotreply@dbs.gov.uk
The email will be titled FYI: Action required to renewal you Update Service Subscription
FAQs
All convictions, cautions and information on the DBS certificate are assessed for their relevance in respect of safeguarding children and an individual’s suitability to work with children. The assessment is carried out by the ECB Vetting Panel. If you have content on your DBS certificate, the ECB Vetting Panel may request further information from you to ensure you are suitable to hold a position of trust in cricket. The existence of any convictions and/or cautions will not necessarily prevent an individual from being involved in cricket, that will depend on the nature and circumstance of the information provided and will be vetted on a case-by-case basis.
DBS certificates containing content will only be seen by the ECB Safeguarding Team, this information will not be shared outside of the ECB Safeguarding Team, unless there is a need to share information with others in order to protect children. All information is kept confidential and managed within a secure environment, in accordance with the requirements of the Data Protection Act. Where information is shared, this is done in accordance with the requirements of ‘Working Together to Safeguard Children, 2023’.
Yes, but you will need to provide a local police check or certificate of good conduct from your country of residence if you have lived abroad in the last five years. More information can be found here.
Yes, applicants from overseas must complete the Non-UK resident vetting form and will require a local police check or certificate of good conduct. Download the form here.
No, a specific ECB DBS is required for anyone undertaking a regulated activity role in cricket. See the full list of roles above.
