What counts as a Group 1 DBS document?

What counts as a Group 1 DBS document?

Group 1 documents for the purposes of a DBS check are often known as 'Primary Identity Documents'. These are:

 Any Valid Passport

- Your passport must be valid and in date. You can't use an expired passport for your DBS
- Your passport must be signed by you
- Your passport must be in your current name.
- If your passport is not in your current name, please provide a Marriage Certificate or Deed Poll showing your name change

Immigration Status Share Code

Biometric Residency Permits (BRPs) or Biometric Residency Cards (BRCs) are being phased out by the Home Office and all holders of BRPs and BRCs with valid immigration permission should now have an online eVisa. For more information on eVisas, please see this video from the Home Office:

You can get your eVisa Share Code from the gov.uk website
 - You will need to choose the 'To prove my immigration status for anything else' option after supplying your personal details.

Please note that this is a separate Share Code to your Right to Work Share Code as the Disclosure and Barring Service need different information to what is provided on a Right to Work check.

 - All Immigration Status Share Codes start with the letter 'S'. Please ensure you have given us the correct code before submitting.

- Your Share Code document must include a picture of yourself. If your picture isn't clear, please update it on the gov.uk website.

- If you are joining NHS Professionals, please upload the details of your code to Trust ID and bring it with you to your document appointment

 UK Photo Driving Licence

- We can only accept a Photo Driving Licence issued by the UK as a Group 1 document
- We can accept a UK Photo Driving Licence as Proof of Address long as it has your current address
- Your Driving Licence must be in your current name.
- If your Driving Licence is not in your current name, please provide a Marriage Certificate or Deed Poll showing your name change
- If you have a paper Driving Licence, it will be counted as a Group 2a document instead of a Group 1 document as it is not Photo ID

 UK or Irish Birth/Adoption Certificate

- We can only accept a Birth Certificate or Adoption Certificate if it has been issued by the UK or Irish Government
- We can't accept both a Birth Certificate and an Adoption Certificate for the same DBS application
- If your Birth Certificate or Adoption Certificate are not in your current name, please provide a Marriage Certificate or Deed Poll showing your name change
- If your Birth or Adoption Certificate was issued more than 1 year after your birth, it will be counted as a Group 2a document instead of a Group 1 document

To see what can be accepted as a Group 2a document for a DBS check, see our article What counts as a Group 2a DBS document?

To see what can be accepted as a Group 2b document for a DBS check, see our article What counts as a Group 2b DBS document?

To see what documents you need to prove your Right to Work in the UK, see our article I am completing a new application to join NHSP. What documents do I need to show you to prove my Right to Work in the UK?