The Disclosure and Barring Service (Core Functions) Order 2012

This Order specifies the core functions of the Disclosure and Barring Service (“DBS”) under Part 5 of the Police Act 1997 (“the 1997 Act”). Functions which are core functions of the DBS cannot be delegated to a person who is neither an appointed member nor a member of staff of the DBS (under paragraph 7 of Schedule 8 to the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012). The functions specified in article 2 of this Order are the functions under Part 5 of the 1997 Act which cannot be delegated.