The safety and wellbeing of all individuals involved in television and film productions is of paramount importance. Productions often work with children and young people, or vulnerable adults, which introduces the need for robust safeguarding measures.

One aspect of these measures in the UK is complying with the Disclosure and Barring Service’s requirements, which requires Productions to check that employees or potential employees have no criminal convictions, cautions, reprimands or warnings held on the Police National Computer which may identify them as unsuitable to work with children or vulnerable adults.

See below for our full guidance.