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705666

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2017
	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, whether there is a specified timeframe in which the Disclosure and Barring Service is required to process a certificate renewal application.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	65847
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2017 answer text <p>Criminal record certificates issued by the Disclosure and Barring Service do not expire after a specific period of time and do not include a renewal date. A certificate has no set period of validity. Information revealed through a Disclosure and Barring Service check reflects the information that was available at the time of its issue. Disclosure certificates are primarily designed to be used by an employer at the point of recruitment for a particular position.</p><p> </p><p>Some roles and some employers require the person concerned to “renew” their Disclosure and Barring Service check at specific intervals. The person can do that either by applying for a new certificate or by using the Disclosure and Barring Service Update Service.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 02/03/2017 16:56:19 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

447776

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2016
	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, whether the information that a person has been arrested and bailed and subsequently released without charge by the Police is required to be provided to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS); how long such information is required to remain on that individual's DBS records; and for how long the DBS is required to disclose that information to enquirers.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	24227
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2016 answer text <p>A chief police officer should only provide such information to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for inclusion in an enhanced criminal record certificate where they believe it is relevant to the purpose of the certificate and, in their opinion, it ought to be included.</p><p>The DBS does not maintain a record itself for disclosure purposes.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 29/01/2016 13:29:33 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

446850

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2016
	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, whether her Department has (a) guidelines issued and (b) imposed rules on police forces relating to the specific information required to be provided to the Disclosure and Barring Service to appear on an individual's record; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	23547
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2016 answer text <p>The Home Secretary issues guidance to chief officers of police under section 113B(4A) of the Police Act 1997, which they must have regard to in making decisions about providing information from police records for inclusion in enhanced criminal record certificates.</p><p>This guidance extends, for example, to information held by the police relating to someone being arrested and bailed.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 23543 question first answered 26/01/2016 16:42:21 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 41204 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

542247

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2016
	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 recourse there is for individuals who have been prevented from earning a wage due to the time taken for the processing of Disclosure and Barring Service certificate applications.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	43831
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) has a target to issue 95% of certificates within 8 weeks, which it is close to achieving. The DBS is reliant on police forces completing their checks in a timely manner.</p><p>DBS will liaise with the police on behalf of a customer who is experiencing delays when their enhanced level DBS application is with the police to undertake statutory checks. In these cases DBS will aim to resolve the customer’s issues as quickly as possible, and keep the customer informed until resolution. However, the DBS cannot provide financial remedy for any complaint about police actions including the timescales taken by the police to complete a check. It would be up to individual police forces to comment on any local redress policies.</p><p>If the delay is due to maladministration on behalf of DBS, the DBS redress policy is designed to ensure that the person who is the subject of that maladministration is not disadvantaged. Further information can be found on the DBS website: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/disclosure-and-barring-service/about/complaints-procedure</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 05/09/2016 11:12:06 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

446851

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2016
	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, if police forces will be required to provide information to the Disclosure and Barring Service where a person has been arrested and bailed pending an investigation into their alleged offences.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	23543
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2016 answer text <p>The Home Secretary issues guidance to chief officers of police under section 113B(4A) of the Police Act 1997, which they must have regard to in making decisions about providing information from police records for inclusion in enhanced criminal record certificates.</p><p>This guidance extends, for example, to information held by the police relating to someone being arrested and bailed.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 23547 question first answered 26/01/2016 16:42:21 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 41203 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

536170

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2016
	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 Disclosure and Barring Service renewal applications were made prior to the renewal date and issued after the applicants' certificate expired in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	42590
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2016 answer text <p>The Disclosure and Barring Service is responsible for issuing criminal record certificates and the maintenance of children’s and adults’ barred lists. The Disclosure and Barring Service has a target of processing 85% of all disclosure applications within 21 days. In the vast majority of cases (95%), disclosure certificates are issued within 8 weeks (2015/16).</p><p>Criminal record certificates issued by the Disclosure and Barring Service do not expire after a specific period of time and do not include a renewal date. A certificate has no set period of validity. Information revealed through a Disclosure and Barring Service check reflects the information that was available at the time of its issue. Disclosure certificates are primarily designed to be used by an employer at the point of recruitment for a particular position.</p><p>Some roles and some employers require the person concerned to “renew” their Disclosure and Barring Service check at specific intervals. The person can do that either by applying for a new certificate or by using the Disclosure and Barring Service Update Service.</p><p>It would not be appropriate to comment on specific cases, but there are a number of factors which can affect the timely completion of checks. These include the length of time if can take for an employer to deal with the initial application, the accurate completion of the application form, the clarity of the information provided, the existence of conviction or non-conviction information, legal challenges and the operational effectiveness of the disclosure units of the police forces involved, if any, in the enhanced process. In some cases, forces will ask Disclosure and Barring Service to clarify some details provided by the applicant which requires further investigation and this can cause further delays.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 42591 42724 question first answered 18/07/2016 09:18:28 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

536171

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2016
	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 Disclosure and Barring Service checks are yet to be processed which are (a) one, (b) three and (c) six months after the relevant renewal date.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	42591
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2016 answer text <p>The Disclosure and Barring Service is responsible for issuing criminal record certificates and the maintenance of children’s and adults’ barred lists. The Disclosure and Barring Service has a target of processing 85% of all disclosure applications within 21 days. In the vast majority of cases (95%), disclosure certificates are issued within 8 weeks (2015/16).</p><p>Criminal record certificates issued by the Disclosure and Barring Service do not expire after a specific period of time and do not include a renewal date. A certificate has no set period of validity. Information revealed through a Disclosure and Barring Service check reflects the information that was available at the time of its issue. Disclosure certificates are primarily designed to be used by an employer at the point of recruitment for a particular position.</p><p>Some roles and some employers require the person concerned to “renew” their Disclosure and Barring Service check at specific intervals. The person can do that either by applying for a new certificate or by using the Disclosure and Barring Service Update Service.</p><p>It would not be appropriate to comment on specific cases, but there are a number of factors which can affect the timely completion of checks. These include the length of time if can take for an employer to deal with the initial application, the accurate completion of the application form, the clarity of the information provided, the existence of conviction or non-conviction information, legal challenges and the operational effectiveness of the disclosure units of the police forces involved, if any, in the enhanced process. In some cases, forces will ask Disclosure and Barring Service to clarify some details provided by the applicant which requires further investigation and this can cause further delays.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 42590 42724 question first answered 18/07/2016 09:18:28 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper