Enhanced DBS Check stuck on stage 4 - How much longer?
Posted by Ozzy141@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 27 comments
I've had to undergo an enhanced DBS check for a new job role, frustratingly I cannot start the job until the DBS check has completed. The first 3 stages were completed in a matter of days and it's been stuck on stage 4 police checks since 25th October. Has anyone else had a recent Enhanced DBS check conducted? How long did it take before the police checks were completed?
Separate-Opinion329@reddit
How long did yours take in the end? Mine started March 7th, been stuck in Stage 4 since March 13th :s
Dependent_Platypus35@reddit
Have either of you had any progress with yours yet ? I’ve been in stage 4 since 19th March
ManlikexxxOg@reddit
same here man 18th march still waiting… sussex police is local
Dependent_Platypus35@reddit
Sussex is my local too, still on stage 4
Real_Stick8314@reddit
I've been stuck on stage for since 5th Feb and I'm still waiting
Mummy2one@reddit
I've been stuck on stage 4 since 17th April. Wokingham Police are my local force. Thankfully I'm able to work but means I need a chaperone all the time as its in a school. I don't even have anything on my bloody record! 🙄
bedlam90@reddit
Call them and tell them your going to lose job if it doesn't come back. Mine took 8 weeks one of the operators told me to do this and it came back the next day. When you call the number just press the last option to get through to someone. Soem other person has successfully done this at my company aswell
ManlikexxxOg@reddit
did you not need evidence
bedlam90@reddit
I got an email off my manager for evidence but didn't end up using it they just accepted it and pushed it. I was told to do this by a woman on the phones at dbs
Pak_Gooner@reddit
I submitted my application on 18th March. It says at LPF. What stage is this?
Ozzy141@reddit (OP)
Appreciate the replies, good to see a gauge on how other applications have progressed. It looks like its completely Random. Another applicant applied for a Enhanced DBS after me and his got cleared after just 4 days whilst im still waiting for mine. I went to a police station on multiple occasions and was told I could not be assisted due to the nature of the checks. Quite frustrating going to try calling tomorrow and see what happens.
Separate-Opinion329@reddit
How long did yours take in the end? Mine started March 7th, been stuck in Stage 4 since March 13th :s
AMDM0@reddit
About the same for me, glad I’m not the only one!
LifestyleConnoisseur@reddit
What happened? I’m on stage 4 since Nov 22nd.
Even_Menu_3367@reddit
There was an article on our local news recently on backlogs for the Police section of DBS, some people waiting 2 months. It wasn’t happening everywhere, but it was happening in various parts of the country.
Ok_Wolf7954@reddit
God I’ve been waiting 5 months today! Starting to think I’ve been forgotten about 😂
Forward_Procedure654@reddit
5 months? After 60 days you can appeal it? Why didn't you? I'm stuck on stage 4 on 32 days and was told after day 60 I can appeal.. I do have something which will show on my enhanced but the last time I had an enhanced dbs it came back within 5 weeks!
Ok_Wolf7954@reddit
I did. They did nothing about it. But I was still able to work based on the fact that I had an older DBS, and the fact it was the agency that screwed it up and spelt my name wrong, so I was able to work on a special circumstance thing. So it didn’t feel too urgent. I’d also heard a friend of mine waited 4 months because Kent Police had a huge backlog… so I kinda just waited 🤷🏼♀️
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huskydaisy@reddit
How long is a piece of string?!
If it has been in stage 4 for more than 60 days you can call the DBS and ask them to escalate it. 10 days after that you can call back and ask which police force it is with and you can then chase that police force via email or 101 directly.
Not withstanding the above, if you are in financial difficulty or at risk of losing your psoition due to the delay you can call the DBS to discuss the possibility of a hardship escalation which will often override a police escalation.
0300 0200 190, option 2 then 2 again for a human.
yossanator@reddit
I have no criminal record, a good credit history and it took over 8 weeks for mine. I ended paying extra to have it extended and be passed to me and not be solely aligned to the place I was working. It's £13 per year.
ScallionOk6420@reddit
Depends - how many people did you kill? 🤔
Own_Bet3834@reddit
A lot of temp jobs covering the busy Xmas period require basic DBs checks (Amazon, supermarkets, driver jobs etc) . Mine took longer than usual so you're in that queue.
ahoneybadger3@reddit
Under a week for my last one. Same with a couple others at my workplace that have had theirs done recently.
There has been times in the past where it's just not turned up at all and I've then had to go through the Scottish DBS system to request a second one as there's a limit placed on how often you can get them. Not sure if that's still an option or not but could be another avenue to go down if you're in a hurry for it.
Sidebottle@reddit
Honestly no one can tell you. If you have a clean record 4 weeks is pretty silly, but all it takes is someone ill or on holiday and you get fooked.
Least it's not DV, that's a whole anal cavity search barrel of fun.
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