Garda Vetting

Welcome to DCU. As part of your acceptance to DCU, all students undertaking work or activities which involve unsupervised access to children or vulnerable persons as part of their programme of study must be garda vetted. The garda vetting team will communicate with you directly about the process and all other reference information, including how to contact us, can be found below.

Garda Vetting Programmes

Programmes of Study where vetting is required

List of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes that require garda vetting

Stages Of The Garda Vetting Process

Stages of the Vetting Process

Details of the various stages involved in the garda vetting process

Identity & Address Validation Documents

Certified Identity & Address Validation Documents

List of acceptable validation of identity and validation of address documents

Garda Vetting Policy For Students

Garda Vetting Policy for Students

Link to the Dublin City University vetting policy for students

Overseas Police Certificates/Statutory Declaration

Overseas Police Certificates/Statutory Declaration

Information on how to apply, if you lived outside of Ireland age 18 or over

Vetting Expiry Period

Vetting Expiry Period

Information on vetting expiry periods and instances when re-vetting is required

Disclosure Of Criminal Convictions

Disclosure of Criminal Convictions

Information relating to the disclosure of criminal convictions

Spent Convictions

Spent Convictions

Information relating to spent convictions for offences committed aged under 18

Need Help? Contact Us

Contact Us

Details on how to contact us if you have any query relating to vetting