Liberal Democrat MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole, Vikki Slade, has called for urgent reform of the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) after hosting a Parliamentary Adjournment Debate on the issue.

From 21 January 2026, self-employed people and personal employees can apply for Enhanced and Enhanced with Barred List(s) DBS checks through an ...

Lillian Greenwood told MPs that the legal framework regulating taxis was "archaic and fragmented", with key legislation ...

New taxi and private hire licence fees for the upcoming year have been proposed by Torfaen County Borough Council ...

Harry Miller is seeking permission to take a case against the Home Secretary and the Chief Constable of Lincolnshire Police ...

A 25-year-old student from Plymouth University had to suspend her studies after hitting a cyclist with her car in Exeter last February.

Vincent Chan, 45, had passed vetting and worked for nearly seven years at Bright Horizons nursery in West Hampstead.

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson argued that this could lead to other forms of child abuse if footage was misused ...

More and more parents have been telling me the same thing. If only they hadn't handed over that first smartphone. If only ...

Some councillors are pushing for those who haven't undergone the checks to be identified ...

Stoickton Council's licensing committee found there was 'no evidence of peacekeeping' from the unnamed motorist in a violent ...