DBS Business Plan 2026-27 Objectives Next 12 Months
Summary
The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) has published its business plan for 2026-27, outlining objectives and priorities for the coming 12 months in alignment with its 3-year strategy. The plan covers DBS's operational goals for criminal record disclosure services and barred list management. No new compliance obligations or regulatory requirements are established by this business plan.
What changed
The Disclosure and Barring Service has published its 2026-27 business plan, which sets out the agency's objectives and priorities for the next 12 months. The plan is aligned with the DBS 3-year strategic framework. This is an internal planning document that outlines organizational goals rather than establishing new compliance obligations or regulatory requirements for external parties.
Affected parties including employers in regulated sectors (healthcare, education, childcare), voluntary organizations, and agencies relying on DBS checks should monitor the plan to understand DBS operational priorities and service expectations. The business plan may indicate anticipated service improvements or changes in processing timelines but does not create new legal obligations for organizations using DBS services.
What to do next
- Monitor for updates to DBS operational objectives
Archived snapshot
Apr 16, 2026GovPing captured this document from the original source. If the source has since changed or been removed, this is the text as it existed at that time.
Corporate report
DBS business plan: 2026-27
The Disclosure and Barring Service business plan 2026-27 focuses on our objectives for the next 12 months, in line with our 3-year strategy.
From: Disclosure and Barring Service Published 8 April 2026 Get emails about this page
Documents
DBS Business Plan 2026-2027
PDF, 218 MB, 16 pages
This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.
Request an accessible format.
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email customerservices@dbs.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.
DBS Business Plan 2026-27
HTML
DBS Business Plan 2026-27 (Welsh)
HTML
Details
This report sets out the objectives and priorities of the Disclosure and Barring Service between 2026 and 2027.
A British Sign Language (BSL) translation of the 2026-27 business plan can be found below:
Published 8 April 2026 Get emails about this page Print this page
Related changes
Get daily alerts for Uk Disclosure And Barring Service
Daily digest delivered to your inbox.
Free. Unsubscribe anytime.
Source
About this page
Every important government, regulator, and court update from around the world. One place. Real-time. Free. Our mission
Source document text, dates, docket IDs, and authority are extracted directly from DBS.
The summary, classification, recommended actions, deadlines, and penalty information are AI-generated from the original text and may contain errors. Always verify against the source document.
Classification
Who this affects
Taxonomy
Browse Categories
Get alerts for this source
We'll email you when Uk Disclosure And Barring Service publishes new changes.
Subscribed!
Optional. Filters your digest to exactly the updates that matter to you.