DBS Chief Executive Jeff James attended the parliamentary launch of the UK's first National Hiring Strategy and the new Hiring Fraud Guide.
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 Viscount Camrose, Shadow Minister for AI, Lord Clement-Jones, Lee Barron 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.
Viscount Camrose, 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.
