Glossary¶

Definitions of the terms, products and fields used across the uCheck API endpoints and the file-upload tools. Where a field name differs between the JSON API (idcheck, achcheck) and the CSV upload tool (idc, ach), both spellings are listed on the same entry.

DBS¶: Disclosure and Barring Service — the UK public body that processes criminal record checks for England and Wales. uCheck offers DBS Basic, Standard and Enhanced checks.
DBS Basic¶: A basic disclosure showing unspent convictions and conditional cautions. Available to any individual for any purpose.
DBS Standard¶: A standard disclosure for eligible roles, showing spent and unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands and warnings.
DBS Enhanced¶: An enhanced disclosure for eligible roles; as Standard, plus any information held locally by police forces considered relevant, and (where applicable) a check against the children’s and/or adults’ barred lists.
DS Basic¶: A basic disclosure issued by Disclosure Scotland rather than the DBS. Requires two identity documents supplied in order.
Disclosure Scotland¶: The Scottish Government agency that issues disclosures in Scotland, equivalent to the DBS. Identity document labels must match its descriptive labels exactly.
barred list¶: Lists, maintained by the DBS, of people barred from working with children and/or vulnerable adults. Checked as part of a DBS Enhanced check where eligible; see Get Barred Results.
ID check¶
idcheck¶
idc¶: Identity check — verification of an applicant’s identity documents. Enabled via the idcheck (API) / idc (upload tool) option. See https://www.ucheck.co.uk/identity-check/.
ACH¶
achcheck¶
ach¶: Adverse credit history — a check of an individual’s credit record. Enabled via the achcheck (API) / ach (upload tool) option. See https://www.ucheck.co.uk/adverse-credit-checks/.
RTW¶
rtw¶: Right to work — the original (non-digital) check that a person is legally entitled to work in the UK. It can no longer be requested; results of historic checks are still returned in the rtw block of Get Result. For new checks use drtwcheck or dbsdrtwcheck.
dbsdigitalid¶: Only valid for DBS checks (Standard / Enhanced or Basic). Allows the identity stage to be completed digitally rather than in person. See https://www.ucheck.co.uk/digital-identity-verification/.
dbsdrtwcheck¶: Adds a digital right-to-work check to a DBS application. Requires dbsdigitalid to be enabled.
applicantpay¶: If you want the applicant to pay for the checks via credit/debit card as part of the application forms, set this option to y (yes).