About CAS

The Churches' Agency for Safeguarding (CAS) is a Registered Body of the Disclosure and Barring Service (dbS and formely CRB) and an ecumenical membership organisation used by Christian churches and organisations across the UK to make safer recruitment decisions in relation to children and vulnerable adults through the DBS.

CAS currently processes over 20,000 DBS Disclosure applications annually for both paid workers and volunteers and also providesinformation and advice to members on effective safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults.

WHAT WE PROVIDE MEMBERS

• Support with obtaining disclosure of convictions and other relevant information from the DBS and Disclosure Scotland (DS) and other bodies holding similar records.

• Facilitating a forum through which members can communicate with each other on safeguarding policy and practice

• Representing the views of members in relation to safeguarding issues to UK Governments, DBS, CRBS/DS and other public bodies

 
• Providing other services to support  members with safeguarding issues including training, information and advice