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1127812

registered interest
date	21/05/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Vetting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the effect of the length of time taken for a DBS check has on prospective employees.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	257076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>The Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) key performance indicators are set each year with the agreement of the Home Office. As the sponsoring department, the Home Office monitors timeliness performance throughout the year. The key performance indicators for the DBS in 2018/19 can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-business-plan-2018-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-business-plan-2018-2019</a></p><p>For 19/20, the DBS have introduced new stretching Key Performance indicators including targets for 96% of Basic Certificates, 96% of Standard and 77% of Enhanced Certificates to be issued in 14 calendar days.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 05/06/2019 13:37:34 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1121720

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Vetting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that employees do not suffer financial hardship as a result of untimely CRB processes.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	910444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) was established in 2012 and carries out the functions previously undertaken by the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) and the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA).</p><p>The DBS’s complaints policy can be found at the following link: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/494019/Complaint_Policy_v2_7_Web_version.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/494019/Complaint_Policy_v2_7_Web_version.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 23/04/2019 13:25:36 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1015143

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Vetting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the letter from the Minister of State for Policing and the Fire Service to the hon. Member for Birmingham, Ladywood, MIN/0014431/18, what assessment he has made of the effect of instances of No Further Action being disclosed within enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service checks on people's ability to secure employment.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	195562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>The principles to be applied by chief officers in making decisions about what constitutes relevant information are set out in statutory guidance issued under section 113B(4A) of the Police Act 1997 by the Home Office. The guidance is available here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/452321/6_1155_HO_LW_Stat_Dis_Guide-v3.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/452321/6_1155_HO_LW_Stat_Dis_Guide-v3.pdf</a></p><p>It is for the employer to decide whether an individual is suitable for any particular role. The Government does not record the employment decisions made by employers after they have undertaken a DBS check.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 195564 question first answered 29/11/2018 16:32:22 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1015145

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Vetting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the letter from the Minister of State for Policing and the Fire Service to the hon. Member for Birmingham, Ladywood, MIN/0014431/18, what guidance is provided to Chief Officers to enable them to make decisions on what constitutes relevant information which ought to be disclosed as part of enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service checks.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	195564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>The principles to be applied by chief officers in making decisions about what constitutes relevant information are set out in statutory guidance issued under section 113B(4A) of the Police Act 1997 by the Home Office. The guidance is available here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/452321/6_1155_HO_LW_Stat_Dis_Guide-v3.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/452321/6_1155_HO_LW_Stat_Dis_Guide-v3.pdf</a></p><p>It is for the employer to decide whether an individual is suitable for any particular role. The Government does not record the employment decisions made by employers after they have undertaken a DBS check.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 195562 question first answered 29/11/2018 16:32:22 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1015180

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Vetting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have an offence of persistently soliciting under section 1 of the Vagrancy Act 1898 on their Disclosure and Barring Service record.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	195511
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The Disclosure and Barring Service have not disclosed any offences under s1 of the Vagrancy Act 1898 since 29 May 2013 to 30 September 2018. The current rules governing the disclosure of offences came into force on 29 May 2013.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 03/12/2018 17:01:37 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

968366

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Vetting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time taken was from request to response to carry out vetting under the disclosure and barring regulations in each police force in England and Wales in the last period for which figures are available; whether that vetting is undertaken in accordance with national requirements in each such force; and (a) what his policy is on and (b) how he measures the performance of the Disclosure and Barring Service.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	170694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>The Disclosure and Barring Service publish police performance and average turnaround times quarterly with the latest information available up to and including June 2018.</p><p>Average turnaround times for police disclosure units broken down by month and by force can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/dbs-performance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/dbs-performance</a></p><p>Police Force Disclosure Units must provide locally held information for inclusion on enhanced criminal record certificates in accordance with a statutory test set out in Part V of the Police Act 1997. This test requires that a chiefofficer believes the information to be relevant and that it ought to be disclosed. When considering information for disclosure, chief officers must also haveregard to statutory guidance available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/statutory-disclosure-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/statutory-disclosure-guidance</a></p><p> </p><p>The statutory guidance sits alongside operational guidance drawn up by the police service and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).</p><p>This Quality Assurance Framework (QAF) can be found at the link below:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/quality-assurance-framework-version-nine-qaf-v9" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/quality-assurance-framework-version-nine-qaf-v9</a></p><p>The application of the Quality Assurance Framework by Police Force Disclosure Units is monitored by the DBS Standard and Compliance Unit to help ensure that a consistent high quality approach is taken by forces when they process DBS applications.</p><p>DBS performance is measured against Published Service Standards which are detailed in the DBS Business Plan. These include:</p><ul><li>To complete 87% of all standard and enhanced DBS checks within 21 days</li><li>To complete 96% of all standard and enhanced DBS checks within 42 days</li><li>To complete 90% of DBS basic checks within 14 days</li></ul><p>The DBS performance against these targets is published quarterly, here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/dbs-dataset-1-disclosure-progress-information-disclosed-and-update-service-subscriptions" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/dbs-dataset-1-disclosure-progress-information-disclosed-and-update-service-subscriptions</a></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 10/09/2018 16:23:15 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

942666

registered interest
date	16/07/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Vetting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the target time is for the Disclosure and Barring Service to make decisions on DBS checks; and what he average time taken is to process a DBS application.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	164372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2018 answer text <p>The DBS aims to produce 87% of Standard and Enhanced Disclosure certificates within 21 days and 96% within 42 days. For the Basic level check the aim is to produce 90% within 14 days. The current average turnaround time for Standard and Enhanced certificates is just less than 10 days and for</p><p>Basic checks it is just less than four days.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 19/07/2018 16:38:25 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

872313

registered interest
date	26/03/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Vetting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people waited longer than (a) 14 days, (b) 18 days, (c) 25 days and (d) 60 days to receive their Disclosure and Barring Service reports; and what the number of applications for Disclosure and Barring Service reports was by police force in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	David Hanson
uin	134227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2018 answer text <p>The tables below set out the number of people who have waited longer than 14, 18, 25 and 60 days to receive their disclosure certificates*:</p><p>2010/11:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Type of check</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>&gt; 14 days</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>&gt; 18 days</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>&gt; 25 days</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>&gt; 60 days</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Enhanced</p></td><td><p>1,880,214</p></td><td><p>1,578,142</p></td><td><p>1,243,836</p></td><td><p>453,391</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Standard</p></td><td><p>9,222</p></td><td><p>4,926</p></td><td><p>2,784</p></td><td><p>674</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>1,889,436</p></td><td><p>1,583,068</p></td><td><p>1,246,620</p></td><td><p>454,065</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>2011/12:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Type of check</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>&gt; 14 days</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>&gt; 18 days</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>&gt; 25 days</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>&gt; 60 days</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Enhanced</p></td><td><p>688,549</p></td><td><p>519,641</p></td><td><p>368,941</p></td><td><p>104,773</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Standard</p></td><td><p>4,456</p></td><td><p>2,960</p></td><td><p>1,794</p></td><td><p>487</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>693,005</p></td><td><p>522,601</p></td><td><p>370,735</p></td><td><p>105,260</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>2012/13:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Type of check</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>&gt; 14 days</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>&gt; 18 days</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>&gt; 25 days</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>&gt; 60 days</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Enhanced</p></td><td><p>790,299</p></td><td><p>613,596</p></td><td><p>380,402</p></td><td><p>42,520</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Standard</p></td><td><p>3,917</p></td><td><p>2,935</p></td><td><p>1,961</p></td><td><p>319</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>794,216</p></td><td><p>616,531</p></td><td><p>382,363</p></td><td><p>42,839</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>2013/14:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Type of check</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>&gt; 14 days</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>&gt; 18 days</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>&gt; 25 days</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>&gt; 60 days</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Enhanced</p></td><td><p>834,288</p></td><td><p>751,147</p></td><td><p>593,457</p></td><td><p>405,014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Standard</p></td><td><p>3,221</p></td><td><p>3,063</p></td><td><p>2,151</p></td><td><p>946</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>837,509</p></td><td><p>754,210</p></td><td><p>595,608</p></td><td><p>405,960</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>2014/15:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Type of check</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>&gt; 14 days</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>&gt; 18 days</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>&gt; 25 days</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>&gt; 60 days</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Enhanced</p></td><td><p>1,038,411</p></td><td><p>736,329</p></td><td><p>490,198</p></td><td><p>181,338</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Standard</p></td><td><p>15,125</p></td><td><p>4,420</p></td><td><p>1,473</p></td><td><p>216</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>1,053,536</p></td><td><p>740,749</p></td><td><p>491,671</p></td><td><p>181,554</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>2015/16:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Type of check</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>&gt; 14 days</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>&gt; 18 days</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>&gt; 25 days</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>&gt; 60 days</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Enhanced</p></td><td><p>917,972</p></td><td><p>675,921</p></td><td><p>446,212</p></td><td><p>209,613</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Standard</p></td><td><p>3,688</p></td><td><p>1,646</p></td><td><p>897</p></td><td><p>217</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>921,660</p></td><td><p>677,567</p></td><td><p>447,109</p></td><td><p>209,830</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>2016/17:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Type of check</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>&gt; 14 days</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>&gt; 18 days</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>&gt; 25 days</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>&gt; 60 days</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Enhanced</p></td><td><p>948,522</p></td><td><p>725,014</p></td><td><p>516,048</p></td><td><p>204,482</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Standard</p></td><td><p>2,579</p></td><td><p>998</p></td><td><p>617</p></td><td><p>124</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>951,101</p></td><td><p>726,012</p></td><td><p>516,665</p></td><td><p>204,606</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>2017-Feb 2018:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Type of check</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>&gt; 14 days</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>&gt; 18 days</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>&gt; 25 days</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>&gt; 60 days</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Enhanced</p></td><td><p>917,339</p></td><td><p>675,261</p></td><td><p>404,637</p></td><td><p>39,940</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Standard</p></td><td><p>11,021</p></td><td><p>3,157</p></td><td><p>698</p></td><td><p>137</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>928,360</p></td><td><p>678,418</p></td><td><p>405,335</p></td><td><p>40,077</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*To include Standard and Enhanced checks.</p><p>Data relating to the number of applications for Disclosure and Barring checks carried out by each police force in each year since 2010 is available, but due to the volume of data, it is not in a reportable format. Officials will ensure a hard copy of this data is placed in the House library.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 05/04/2018 12:26:52 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	533 label Biography information for Lord Hanson of Flint

835959

registered interest
date	02/02/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Vetting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time taken was for the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to (a) process the DBS application and either scan or return to the applicant for amendments, (b) search the Police National Computer, (c) search the Children's Barred List where appropriate, (d) search the Adults' Barred List where appropriate, (e) search the records held by local police where appropriate and (f) print the DBS certificate and return all necessary documentation to the applicant (i) nationally, (ii) in London and (iii) in Hampstead and Kilburn constituency in each year since 2016.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	126314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>Table 1 shows the average number of days taken by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to scan an application, search the Police National Computer, search the records held by local police where appropriate and to print the DBS certificate for applications nationally.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Period</p></td><td><p>a) Time to Scan the Application (days)</p></td><td><p>b)Time to Search PNC (days)</p></td><td><p>e) Time to Search Local Police Records (days)</p></td><td><p>f) Time to Print Certificate (days)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01-Apr-16 to 31-Mar-17</p></td><td><p>0.54</p></td><td><p>2.42</p></td><td><p>9.72</p></td><td><p>1.72</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01-Apr-17 to 31-Dec-17</p></td><td><p>0.73</p></td><td><p>3.32</p></td><td><p>5.11</p></td><td><p>1.66</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Table 2 shows the average number of days taken by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to scan an application, search the Police National Computer, search the records held by local police where appropriate and to print the DBS certificate for applications with a London postcode.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Period</p></td><td><p>a) Time to Scan the Application (days)</p></td><td><p>b)Time to Search PNC (days)</p></td><td><p>e) Time to Search Local Police Records (days)</p></td><td><p>f) Print Certificate (days)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01-Apr-16 to 31-Mar-17</p></td><td><p>0.48</p></td><td><p>2.37</p></td><td><p>23.88</p></td><td><p>1.61</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01-Apr-17 to 31-Dec-17</p></td><td><p>0.61</p></td><td><p>3.09</p></td><td><p>5.49</p></td><td><p>1.53</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Table 3 shows the average number of days taken by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to scan an application, search the Police National Computer, search the records held by local police where appropriate and to print the DBS certificate for applications within the Hampstead and Kilburn constituency.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Period</p></td><td><p>a) Time to Scan the Application (days)</p></td><td><p>b)Time to Search PNC (Days)</p></td><td><p>e) Time to Search Local Police Records (days)</p></td><td><p>f) Print Certificate (days)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01-Apr-16 to 31-Mar-17</p></td><td><p>0.53</p></td><td><p>2.27</p></td><td><p>20.46</p></td><td><p>1.59</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01-Apr-17 to 31-Dec-17</p></td><td><p>0.62</p></td><td><p>2.95</p></td><td><p>4.44</p></td><td><p>1.51</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Figures for the average processing time for returning paper applications cannot be provided without incurring disproportionate cost.</p><p>Checks of the Children’s barred list and the Adults’ barred list are carried out in parallel to the local police checks and data on the average time taken to conduct these checks cannot be provided without incurring disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 07/02/2018 17:57:10 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

794448

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Vetting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 6 November to Question 111100, on vetting, what information she has on the average time within which the DBS provides responses.
tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
tabling member printed	Mike Kane
uin	115421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>The average processing time for a standard or enhanced disclosure check by the Disclosure and Barring Service was 11.53 days in October 2017.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 30/11/2017 14:39:17 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane