To fully enrol, receive your student funding and meet the requirements of the course you are required to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) enhanced disclosure.

The DBS will provide details held within a criminal record, and whether you are barred from working with children. The DBS application is a two-step process – an online application and ID check.

Please note: If you have a current DBS certificate subscribed to the update service, you may not need a new check. Please see here for more information. 

Step one – Online application

You will receive an email with information about your online application. The email will come from shudbs@ebulk.teammatrix.com (please check your junk folder).

You will need your SHU ID number which can be found in your offer email and is eight digits long.


Step two – Online ID Check (following completion of step one)

The second email will also come from shudbs@ebulk.teammatrix.com. (Please check your junk folder)
You will need a biometric passport to complete the online digital check.

If you do not have a biometric passport, you will need to attend the university for a Face to Face ID check. Please see here for more information. 

Overseas applicants

• You are not required to undertake a DBS ID check until you have arrived in the UK and are registered at a UK address.  You will need to apply for a Criminal Record Certificate from your home country.  Please click here for further details.

If you have any questions or concerns about making a DBS application, including any queries in relation to lack of documentation, name changes, gender reassignment, please contact professionalchecks@shu.ac.uk.  If you have a previous  identity that you do not wish to be disclosed on your DBS certificate, we can put you in touch with the DBS sensitive applications team who will advise you of what you need to do.