﻿<?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 » Standard and enhanced DBS checks  » How long at stage 4</title><generator>InstantForum 2016-2 Final</generator><description>theForum</description><link>https://forum.unlock.org.uk/</link><webMaster>theForum</webMaster><lastBuildDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 06:03:23 GMT</lastBuildDate><ttl>20</ttl><item><title>How long at stage 4</title><link>https://forum.unlock.org.uk/FindPost27150.aspx</link><description>How long does dbs stay at stage 4 and at what point on the online check would It show if I was on barred list ??</description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2020 09:52:43 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>shakeyp</dc:creator></item><item><title>RE: How long at stage 4</title><link>https://forum.unlock.org.uk/FindPost27172.aspx</link><description>&lt;div data-id="27150" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1581933078929"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="27150" 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="27150" 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="27150" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;shakeyp - 14 Feb 20 11:17 AM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-27150"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;How long does dbs stay at stage 4 and at what point on the online check would It show if I was on barred list ??&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="27150"&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;Stage 4 seems to be about your representations, so they should have given you a time limit. After that, it will probably be up to 28 days, depending on their workload. If someone is barred, it should show up on online checks once the barring letter has been generated.</description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2020 09:52:43 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>AB2014</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>