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Police: Vetting

Asked by Daisy CooperLiberal DemocratHome OfficeTabled Answered 11 September 2024UIN 4021

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 2 September to Question 2138 on Police: Vetting, what information her Department holds on the performance of police forces processing of Disclosure Barring Service checks that can be obtained without disproportionate cost.

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson

The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) regularly publishes statistics on the overall processing times for each of their services. This includes checks where they are referred to police forces.

The most recent relevant data set was published July 30th is available at: gov.uk - DBS performance.

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