Date

Title

Questioner

5 Apr 2018, 12:26 p.m.

Vetting

David Hanson

Question

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.

Answer (Victoria Atkins)

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*:

2010/11:

Type of check	> 14 days	> 18 days	> 25 days	> 60 days
Enhanced	1,880,214	1,578,142	1,243,836	453,391
Standard	9,222	4,926	2,784	674
Total	1,889,436	1,583,068	1,246,620	454,065

2011/12:

Type of check	> 14 days	> 18 days	> 25 days	> 60 days
Enhanced	688,549	519,641	368,941	104,773
Standard	4,456	2,960	1,794	487
Total	693,005	522,601	370,735	105,260

2012/13:

Type of check	> 14 days	> 18 days	> 25 days	> 60 days
Enhanced	790,299	613,596	380,402	42,520
Standard	3,917	2,935	1,961	319
Total	794,216	616,531	382,363	42,839

2013/14:

Type of check	> 14 days	> 18 days	> 25 days	> 60 days
Enhanced	834,288	751,147	593,457	405,014
Standard	3,221	3,063	2,151	946
Total	837,509	754,210	595,608	405,960

2014/15:

Type of check	> 14 days	> 18 days	> 25 days	> 60 days
Enhanced	1,038,411	736,329	490,198	181,338
Standard	15,125	4,420	1,473	216
Total	1,053,536	740,749	491,671	181,554

2015/16:

Type of check	> 14 days	> 18 days	> 25 days	> 60 days
Enhanced	917,972	675,921	446,212	209,613
Standard	3,688	1,646	897	217
Total	921,660	677,567	447,109	209,830

2016/17:

Type of check	> 14 days	> 18 days	> 25 days	> 60 days
Enhanced	948,522	725,014	516,048	204,482
Standard	2,579	998	617	124
Total	951,101	726,012	516,665	204,606

2017-Feb 2018:

Type of check	> 14 days	> 18 days	> 25 days	> 60 days
Enhanced	917,339	675,261	404,637	39,940
Standard	11,021	3,157	698	137
Total	928,360	678,418	405,335	40,077

*To include Standard and Enhanced checks.

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.

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