Mayflower Disclosure Services

Also seen as DBS Direct, Mayflower Disclosure Services Ltd

Group A · Individuals and employersHome Office umbrella listingDisclosure Scotland umbrellaAccessNI open umbrella

Listing

Website: www.dbsdirect.co.uk

Named on the GOV.UK list as www.dbsdirect.co.uk.

Coverage recorded: All counties.

Official RO list last reconciled 4 November 2026.

Who they can check

Individuals: Yes on the official group rules.
Employers or third parties: Yes.
Self-employed: Yes.

Check levels seen on a source page: Basic, Standard, Enhanced, Volunteer.

Prices

Figures conflict. Official DBS fees in this table are the government charge. Admin is the provider’s own fee. A blank cell is not a zero.

Check	DBS fee	Admin	Total	In the price sort
Basic	£20.00	£14.15 + £2.83 VAT	£36.98 inc VATStandard account-holder price	No
Standard	£20.00	£14.15 + £2.83 VAT	£36.98 inc VATStandard account-holder price	No
Enhanced	£41.00	£14.15 + £2.83 VAT	£57.98 inc VATStandard account-holder price, with or without barred lists	No
Volunteer	£0.00	£14.15 + £2.83 VAT	£16.98 inc VATVolunteer standard or enhanced only	No

Basic: Mayflower fee £14.15 + 20% VAT £2.83 + DBS fee £20. Source, 11 November 2026

Digital ID: £4.98 inc VAT £4.15 + 20% VAT £0.83. Source, 11 November 2026

DBS Adult First: £11.58 inc VAT Mayflower fee £4.65 + VAT £0.93 + DBS fee £6. Total incl VAT £11.58. Source, 11 November 2026

External ID validation (Route 2): £10.50 inc VAT Source, 11 November 2026

Right to work digital ID: £4.14 inc VAT Source, 11 November 2026

Basic Scotland / Level 1: £41.98 inc VAT Mayflower £14.15 + VAT £2.83 + Disclosure Scotland fee £25. Source, 11 November 2026

Home Office umbrella page: account set-up is free, no minimum order, no annual subscription. Discounts are mentioned for 50+ applications. Source, 11 November 2026

Payment on submission by debit or credit card or PayPal. A credit facility is discretionary. Source, 11 November 2026

These are labelled standard prices for account holders. Source, 11 November 2026

Published figures that do not agree

The Home Office umbrella page shows standard £20 + £11.99 handling = £31.99, and enhanced £41 + £11.99 = £52.99. The firm’s own price list shows £16.98 inc VAT admin and totals of £36.98 and £57.98. Source, 11 November 2026

AccessNI’s open umbrella list shows Mayflower at £11.99 volunteer and £11.99 other. Mayflower’s own price list shows an AccessNI admin fee of £14.15 + 20% VAT (£16.98) on top of the AccessNI fee. Source, 10 November 2026

What the listing supports

API: Not yet verified
Digital ID: Yes
Post Office ID: Not yet verified
Employer dashboard: Yes
Candidate portal: Not yet verified
Bulk or volume workflow: Not yet verified
e-Bulk: Not yet verified
Paper applications: Not yet verified
Applicant can pay: Not yet verified
Organisation can pay: Yes

Payment methods named: Debit or credit card, PayPal, Credit facility on request.

API

Not yet verified. A marketing mention is not recorded as an API unless the page we opened describes one.

Turnaround

Not yet verified. No turnaround sentence from this provider is stored.

A provider’s claim is their claim. GOV.UK says a basic check applied for directly usually takes up to 3 days to process, and a paper certificate is then posted. For standard and enhanced checks, DBS says each application differs and enhanced checks can take longer when they are referred to the police. Basic check timing · Employer guidance

Pros from the sources

The price list separates the Mayflower fee, 20% VAT and the government fee, and prints incl-VAT totals. Source, 11 November 2026
Digital ID, Route 2, Adult First, AccessNI and Scottish checks are itemised on the same page. Source, 11 November 2026

Cons from the sources

The Home Office directory handling fee (£11.99) does not match the website admin fee (£14.15 + VAT). Source, 11 November 2026
The Disclosure Scotland umbrella list, dated 18 June 2026, publishes £10.99 + VAT per application, a third figure. Source, 10 November 2026

Reviews

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Trustpilot link: not yet verified.

Scotland and Northern Ireland

Disclosure Scotland umbrella list, page dated 18 June 2026, transcribed 10 November 2026: £10.99 + VAT per application. This is a Scottish disclosure cost, not an England & Wales DBS admin fee. Source, 10 November 2026

AccessNI open umbrella list, transcribed 10 November 2026: Volunteer £11.99, other £11.99. This is an AccessNI admin fee, not an England & Wales DBS admin fee. Source, 10 November 2026

Sources

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Mayflower Disclosure Services (DBS Direct, Mayflower Disclosure Services Ltd) is one listing among 75 published Responsible Organisations. Moite Ltd operates this directory.