As a mandatory requirement in most Volunteering NGO's the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check - former Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) check - or Certificado de Registo Criminal (Portuguese), must be done as soon as possible after applying for the position.

Yesterday and after a couple of days in Portugal I've decided to do mine.

The main difference between the UK and Portugal is the cost of this 'paper', on the big island you'll have to spend up to 30 quid and just 5€ in Portugal.

Just 5 minutes after entering 'Loja do Cidadão' building and I got this #noconvictions