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DBS register of interests

Register of interests for the board members of the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

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The Board Members鈥� Code of Conduct requires that board members must ensure that no conflict of interest arises, or could reasonably be perceived to arise, between their public duties and private interests.

You can find out more about DBS board members in the management section.

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Published 19 May 2016
Last updated 3 March 2025 show all updates
  1. Information also now presented in an open document format, in case scrolling the table presents difficulties for users.

  2. New board members Robert Eason and Amanda Arrowsmith added

  3. Register of interests updated, Joanne Kelland Owen added, Rachel Welch, Jackie Green, Paul Lowton removed.

  4. Mary Cuneen removed, no longer a board member as of 31/12/24

  5. A trustee position has been added for Barry Topham

  6. Unpaid appointments for Samantha Durrant has been updated.

  7. An unpaid office in charitable or other body has been removed for Gillian Fairfield

  8. A new public appointment has been added for the chairman

  9. A directorship has been added for Parul Kumar.

  10. Unpaid position added for Samantha Durrant.

  11. Barry Topham's information has been updated.

  12. Attachment updated with new information, names added and removed accordingly.

  13. Addition of 'Other relevant interests'.

  14. Addition of Paul Lowton who is the Interim Director of Barring Operations.

  15. Updates made to Dr Gillian Fairfield and Julian Blazeby.

  16. Updates have been made to the DBS Register of Interest.

  17. Gillian Fairfield and Neil Rhodes are no longer members of the Youth Justice Board

  18. Updated Register of Interests added.

  19. Updated register of interests added.

  20. Register of Interests updated.

  21. Register of Interests for July 2020 added.

  22. Register of Interests for 2020 added, to replace 2019's Register.

  23. Most up-to-date register of interests added.

  24. Up to date documents added

  25. Updated documents to July 2017

  26. First published.

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