Find an umbrella body
If you're an employer you do not have to be registered with Disclosure Scotland to use their disclosure service. You can use another registered company to process your staff disclosures. These other companies are often called 'umbrella bodies'.
You can use the list below to choose an umbrella body for your disclosure needs.
Disclosure Scotland is not responsible for information provided by umbrella bodies. Including their details in this page does not mean Disclosure Scotland endorses services.
| Umbrella body name | Sectors covered | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Care and Learning Alliance CALA) | childcare | free to CALA members |
| Volunteer Scotland Disclosure Services | voluntary | free |
| Youth Scotland | Youth Scotland members only | free to members of Youth Scotland |
| Umbrella body name | Cost |
|---|---|
| Absolute Disclosure | from £25 per application |
| Advisory PVG | £20 per application |
| Alba Childcare Agency | £15 per application |
| Amiqus | Various |
| Association for Real Change | £13.50–£15 per application |
| Barnsley and Barnsley Consultants | £20 per application |
| Carolyn Glen Disclosure Services | £27 per application |
| Childsafe | £18 per application |
| Variable - prices on request | |
| £10-£15 per application | |
| Disclosure Services | £12 per application (£7.20 for not-for-profit organisations) |
| Due Diligence Checking | Variable, depending on application type and volume |
| Elite Childcare Agency | £16 per application |
| European Background | £25 per application |
| Experian Background Checking | £15 per application |
| G4S | £17 + VAT per application |
| MacLeod Scott Disclosures Glasgow | £25 + VAT per application |
| Mayflower Disclosure Services | £10.99 + VAT per application |
| Poppy Homecare | £18 + VAT per application |
| Recruitment Direct UK Ltd | £15 per application |
| Staffvetting.com Limited | From £15 + VAT per application |
| uCheck | Variable, depending on application type and volume |
| Verifile Limited | £6–£19 per application, depending on volume/service requirements |
| Umbrella body name | Areas covered | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Baird Taxis Ltd., telephone 07747 194 661 / 01324 612 012 | Falkirk and central Scotland | £15 per application |
| Joe's Radio Cars | West Lothian and Lanarkshire | £20 per application |
| Scottish Disclosures |
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Moray, Highlands and Islands |
£30 per application |
| Thank Evans Childcare Agency Limited | Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire | £40 per application |
If you choose to use an umbrella body to process your disclosures, the relationship is between you and the umbrella body and not directly with Disclosure Scotland. However, any organisation using disclosure services, whether they use an umbrella body or not, has to accept certain responsibilities.
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