﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><channel><title>theForum » Criminal record checks for employment (including DBS checks) » How the Disclosure and Barring Service works » Police intelligence on enhanced checks  » Help Needed - Unfounded Allegation in DBS Notes</title><generator>InstantForum 2016-2 Final</generator><description>theForum</description><link>https://forum.unlock.org.uk/</link><webMaster>theForum</webMaster><lastBuildDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:08:37 GMT</lastBuildDate><ttl>20</ttl><item><title>Help Needed - Unfounded Allegation in DBS Notes</title><link>https://forum.unlock.org.uk/FindPost23293.aspx</link><description>Hi all,&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Around 6 years ago I had an unfounded allegation made against me. I was an NVQ Assessor and was accused by my ex employer of sending inappropriate messages to learners. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;It was completely untrue, they tried to ruin my career as I whistle-blew on them for filing fraudulent paperwork to the skills funding agency. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I was spoken to by the police, not a formal interview, it was in my kitchen at home. No formal complaint was made against me.&amp;nbsp; This all appears in the "notes" section of my DBS certificate as the Chief Inspector deemed it appropriate to disclose as he thought I worked with vulnerable groups.&amp;nbsp; I do not, and did not work with vulnerable adults. I worked with people that work in the care industry.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I have appealed to the Chief Inspector to have this removed which has recently been denied. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Please can anyone offer any advice or feedback? This is affecting my ability to work in my chosen industry and currently I have to work in a job paying on average £12,000 a year less.&amp;nbsp; I have a family with 2 kids, a partner and this is having a huge affect on my family life.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Thank you</description><pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2016 13:34:10 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>mikec1979</dc:creator></item><item><title>RE: Help Needed - Unfounded Allegation in DBS Notes</title><link>https://forum.unlock.org.uk/FindPost23295.aspx</link><description>&lt;div data-id="23293" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1479129921241"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="23293" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="23293" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="23293" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;mikec1979 - 13 Nov 16 11:11 PM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-23293"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;Hi all,&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Around 6 years ago I had an unfounded allegation made against me. I was an NVQ Assessor and was accused by my ex employer of sending inappropriate messages to learners. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;It was completely untrue, they tried to ruin my career as I whistle-blew on them for filing fraudulent paperwork to the skills funding agency. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I was spoken to by the police, not a formal interview, it was in my kitchen at home. No formal complaint was made against me.&amp;nbsp; This all appears in the "notes" section of my DBS certificate as the Chief Inspector deemed it appropriate to disclose as he thought I worked with vulnerable groups.&amp;nbsp; I do not, and did not work with vulnerable adults. I worked with people that work in the care industry.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I have appealed to the Chief Inspector to have this removed which has recently been denied. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Please can anyone offer any advice or feedback? This is affecting my ability to work in my chosen industry and currently I have to work in a job paying on average £12,000 a year less.&amp;nbsp; I have a family with 2 kids, a partner and this is having a huge affect on my family life.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Thank you&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="23293"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Hi Mikec1979&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;As you've already applied to the police force then your next step is to challenge the police decision to disclose this information through the Independent Monitor.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;To do this, you'll need to write to&amp;nbsp;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"&gt;Customer Services (Disputes)&lt;br/&gt;Disclosure and Barring Service&lt;br/&gt;1st Floor West&lt;br/&gt;PO Box 165&lt;br/&gt;Liverpool L69 3JD&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Setting out your reasons why you don't think that it should be disclosed.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Hope this helps. Let us know how you get on.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Debs&amp;nbsp;</description><pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2016 13:34:10 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Deb S</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>