The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) provides the Home Office with monthly updates on performance. Latest figures (relating to July 2015) show that the average processing time for disclosure applications was 14.3 days. The DBS operates to a target to issue 95% of disclosure certificates within 56 days (8 weeks) and in July 95.2% were issued within this time.<\/p>
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attached table.<\/del> attached table.<\/ins> Decisions on the operational deployment of resources, including vacancy filling, are matters for Chief Constables in association with Police and Crime Commissioners.<\/p>2,418 (4.9%)<\/del> 3,242 (6.6%)<\/ins> took longer than three months to be processed, 1,780 (3.6%)<\/del> 2,539 (5.2%)<\/ins> took longer than four months to be processed, and 944 (1.9%)<\/del> 1,657 (3.4%)<\/ins> took longer than six months to be processed.<\/p>2,418 (4.9%)<\/del> 3,242 (6.6%)<\/ins> took longer than three months to be processed, 1,780 (3.6%)<\/del> 2,539 (5.2%)<\/ins> took longer than four months to be processed, and 944 (1.9%)<\/del> 1,657 (3.4%)<\/ins> took longer than six months to be processed.<\/p>
provided in Table 1.
The number of full-time equivalent staff employed and the projected staffing levels for March 2015 broken down by (a) the Home Department, (b) Her Majesty\u2019s
Passport Office, (c) UK Visas and Immigration and (d) Border Force is provided in Table 2.
The information provided for staff and agency workers in post is as at 31st January 2015.
The Home Department is currently finalising projected staffing levels for 2015-16 as part of the annual planning round so projected levels beyond March 2015 are not yet available.<\/p>
provided in Table 1.
The number of full-time equivalent staff employed and the projected staffing levels for March 2015 broken down by (a) the Home Department, (b) Her Majesty\u2019s
Passport Office, (c) UK Visas and Immigration and (d) Border Force is provided in Table 2.
The information provided for staff and agency workers in post is as at 31st January 2015.
The Home Department is currently finalising projected staffing levels for 2015-16 as part of the annual planning round so projected levels beyond March 2015 are not yet available.<\/p>
companies, sole traders, partnerships and franchises.
The government is committed to taking effective action against employers of illegal workers. Illegal working drives illegal immigration which leads to exploitation of workers and is also linked to non payment of the national
minimum wage, harmful working conditions and tax evasion. Illegal working also undercuts legitimate businesses and adversely impacts on the employment of people who are lawfully resident in the UK.
The government has therefore taken measures to strengthen our approach to rogue employers. In 2014, we doubled the maximum civil penalty that can be levied against an employer to £20,000 per illegal worker and we used the Immigration Act 2014 to make it easier to enforce unpaid penalties in the courts. We have also extended our enforcement reach by working more closely across government departments to identify where illegal working is taking place and to enforce a range of sanctions against employers of illegal workers.<\/p>Financial year <\/ins><\/td> Civil penalties issued <\/ins><\/td> Employers issued with civil penalties <\/ins><\/td><\/tr> 2009-10<\/ins><\/td> 2,339<\/ins><\/td> 2,254<\/ins><\/td><\/tr> 2010-11<\/ins><\/td> 1,899<\/ins><\/td> 1,849<\/ins><\/td><\/tr> 2011-12<\/ins><\/td> 1,341<\/ins><\/td> 1,317<\/ins><\/td><\/tr> 2012-13<\/ins><\/td> 1,270<\/ins><\/td> 1,247<\/ins><\/td><\/tr> 2013-14<\/ins><\/td> 2,150<\/ins><\/td> 2,090<\/ins><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Please note these figures are part of the current year\u2019s expenditure and so will be subject to audit. These are Home Office staff and do not include staff working for other agencies.<\/p>