Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to stop employers from requiring employees to pay the costs of necessary Disclosure and Barring Service checks.

The payment of Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks on behalf of employees is a matter for individual local employers. When recruiting to a job which requires DBS checks, employers should advise candidates of their local policy about who pays for them.