DBS Chief Executive Jeff James attended the parliamentary launch
of the UK's first National Hiring Strategy and the new Hiring
Fraud Guide in November. The event, led by the Better Hiring
Institute, ministers and key partners including , Shadow Minister for AI,
, MP and the Home Office Minister
of State, underlined the importance of safe, efficient, and
trustworthy recruitment across the labour market.
These initiatives align closely with DBS' mission, and the event
provided an important opportunity to demonstrate its support and
engage directly with government and sector leaders.
The National Hiring Strategy represents a significant step
forward in creating a more transparent and secure recruitment
landscape. As DBS checks form a crucial part of safer hiring
decisions, particularly for roles involving vulnerable groups,
DBS has an important role to play in supporting these wider
government ambitions.
The accompanying Hiring Fraud Guide addresses a growing concern
for employers and job seekers alike. Recruitment fraud not only
undermines trust in the hiring process but can also pose serious
safeguarding risks when individuals misrepresent their
backgrounds or qualifications.
DBS processes millions of checks each year, helping organisations
make informed decisions about who they employ or engage in
positions of trust. The National Hiring Strategy reinforces the
importance of this work and highlights how robust pre-employment
screening sits within a broader ecosystem of safe and fair
recruitment practices.
DBS' attendance at the launch demonstrated its continued
commitment to working alongside government, employers, and other
partners to strengthen hiring standards across all sectors.
As the National Hiring Strategy is implemented, DBS looks forward
to continuing its collaboration with policymakers and
stakeholders to ensure that criminal record checks remain
accessible, efficient, and effective in protecting vulnerable
people while supporting a thriving labour market.
, Shadow Minister, said:
There could be no greater single boost to productivity than
fixing hiring. A trusted and efficient recruitment marketplace
would get the right people into the right jobs - and indeed
create more of them. Britain should be leaders in hiring and that
is the ambition for the first National Hiring Strategy and
crucial to its success is collaborative working across industry
leaders, government, and important organisations like the DBS.
Keith Rosser, Chair of the Better Hiring Institute, said:
Broken hiring costs the UK £75bn annually, the purpose of the
country's first National Hiring Strategy is to drastically reduce
that number by cutting time to hire, improving job matching, and
reducing barriers for all. The mission of the Better Hiring
Institute is to make UK hiring faster, fairer, and safer - the
fastest globally, the fairest in the world, and the safest it can
be. Bodies such as the DBS play a vital role in supporting how
the UK hires, so their support for this strategic endeavour is
hugely valued.
