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 endorse or recommend their services.
Umbrella bodies covering all areas and types of business
| Umbrella body name | Cost |
|---|---|
| Absolute Disclosure | from £25 per application |
| Advisory PVG | £20 per application |
| Alba Childcare Agency | £12.50 per application |
| Association for Real Change | £13.50–£15 per application |
| Barnsley and Barnsley Consultants | £20 per application |
| Capita Recruitment Vetting Service | £15 per application |
| Carolyn Glen Disclosure Services | £25 per application |
| Childsafe | £15 per application |
| Core-Asset Verify | Variable - prices on request |
| Disclosure Services | £12 per application (£7.20 for not-for-profit organisations) |
| European Background | £25 per application |
| Experian Background Checking | £15 per application |
| First Standard Ltd. | £20–£25 per application |
| Global Choices | £20–£24 per application |
| G4S | £17 + VAT per application |
| MacLeod Scott Ltd, email iain.macleod@ntlworld.com or telephone 0141 581 4492 | £25 + VAT per application |
| Maxmedia1 Limited, telephone 020 8416 0135 | £16 for members and £20 for non-members per application |
| Mayflower Disclosure Services | £10.99 + VAT per application |
| Poppy Homecare | £18 + VAT per application |
| Recruitment Direct UK Ltd | £15 per application |
| Scottish Council on Deafness | £20 per application |
| Staffvetting.com Limited | From £15 + VAT per application |
| Verifile Limited | £6–£19 per application, depending on volume/service requirements |
Umbrella bodies covering specific areas of Scotland
| Umbrella body name | Areas covered | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Baird Taxis Ltd., telephone 07747 194 661 / 01324 612 012 | Falkirk and central Scotland | £15 per application |
| I Care, telephone 07799 645 114 / 07818 498 904 | Glasgow and Lanarkshire | £18 per application + milage @ 45p per mile |
| Joe's Radio Cars, telephone 01501 772222 | West Lothian and Lanarkshire | £15 per application |
| Thank Evans Childcare Agency Limited | Aberdeen & Aberdeenshire | £35 per application |
Umbrella bodies covering specific types of business
| Umbrella body name | Sectors covered | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Care and Learning Alliance | childcare | free to CALA members. Services not available to non-members |
| Volunteer Scotland Disclosure Services | voluntary | N/A |
| Youth Scotland | members of Youth Scotland only. | free to members of Youth Scotland |
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.
