DBS Update Service Status Checks

Take all the hassle away from 6-monthly DBS checks with TaxiPlus.

We’ve created software that:

  • Notifies drivers once they are eligible for the DBS Update Service via automated email, reminders are automated too

  • Informs your team upon registration, or when the driver fails to register

  • Runs a status check every two weeks and flags information, such as changes in criminal information or subscription lapses

By automating your checks with the TaxiPlus product you can be confident you have the information you need, as and when you need it. Minimal effort for maximum compliance.

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How the Status Checks work

1. Driver completes their DBS application and receives their DBS disclosure

2. Driver registers their DBS disclosure on the Update Service at a cost of £13 per year

3. The TaxiPlus product will run Status Checks on the drivers account every 2 weeks

4. The status check will then notify the council and driver with the status results

Why should you automate your Status Checks?

The TaxiPlus Update Service product can streamline your department by:

  • Reducing your workload and saving time (and ultimately money)

  • Improving the agility of your licensing decisions and;  

  • Helping ensure compliance with DfT guidance. 

Automating driver status checks is a practical way to manage the DfT’s requirement for 6-monthly DBS Checks.

What are the benefits of the TaxiPlus product?

Manage the background screening and decision-making process for your entire fleet of drivers, all in one place. The TaxiPlus product:

  • Enables you to make  single-screen decisions based on real-time data.

  • Allows you to automate processes for managing your drivers’ licensing journey.

  • Provides you with a centralised database of compliance decisions.

Our in-house tech team are constantly refining the service and adding more features, based on customer feedback. This ensures we’re building products that benefit you.

Why choose TaxiPlus?

As taxi licensing compliance specialists, we know how time-consuming adding extra processes to your licensing operations can be. We work alongside over 80 licensing authorities to ensure they achieve the most streamlined DBS process.

If you’re ready to see how TaxiPlus can help your licensing department manage the DBS Update Service for your drivers, let us know!

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Join the hundreds of councils that choose TaxiPlus

Using the Taxiplus service for our DBS and DVLA checks and using the DBS update service has created significant benefits for our service and for our drivers. Staff time processing applications is substantially reduced because drivers deal direct with Taxiplus and the results of DBS checks are returned far quicker than under the previous paper based system. Feedback from drivers suggest that they are very happy with the new process and with the support that Taxiplus is able to provide them as and when needed.

Wrexham County Borough Council

 

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