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Vetting: Hampshire

Asked by Lee AndersonReform UKHome OfficeTabled Answered 3 March 2025UIN 32101

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the average processing time for Disclosure and Barring Service checks conducted through Hampshire Police.

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson

The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is operationally independent from the Home Office.Accordingly, the Home Office does not hold the information requested on the average processing time for DBS checks conducted through Hampshire Police.

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