DBS launches its 2026-2027 business plan

8.4.2026

  | Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs

 The Disclosure and Barring Service has published its 2026 to 2027 business plan, outlining priorities for improving services and delivering better public outcomes. 


The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) has published its 2026 to 2027 business plan, setting out how it will deliver its strategy and commitments to safer recruitment, improved services, and better outcomes for the public by 2028.

This year, DBS is prioritising improving its products and services for customers and partners and increasing collaboration with external stakeholders.

DBS will also identify and introduce new technologies, find better ways to collect and analyse equality data, and deliver its Workforce Strategy, embedding modern and flexible ways of working and investing in learning and leadership.

Jeff James, Chief Executive, said: “This is our shared commitment to protecting the public and making recruitment and employment safer for everyone.”

Read the full 2026-2027 business plan.

The document is also available in both Welsh and British Sign Language (BSL).

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/dbs-launches-its-2026-2027-business-plan