Vetting
(asked on 5th January 2016) - View Source
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of applications for Disclosure and Barring Service checks (a) nationally, (b) in London and (c) in Hampstead and Kilburn constituency met each of the service's published service standards for waiting times in each year since 2012.
The following tables shows the proportion of applications for DBS checks that met the Published Service Standards for waiting times nationally and for applications received from people residing in London postcodes in each year since December 2012:
Table 1: All applications nationally
Period | Total Apps Despatched | 21 Calendar Day Target | 21 Day Achievement | 56 Calendar Day Target | 56 Day Achievement |
Dec-12 to Mar-13 | 1,223,773 | 85% | 89.4% | 95% | 99.1% |
Apr-13 to Mar-14 | 3,948,733 | 85% | 85.2% | 95% | 97.4% |
Apr-14 to Mar-15 | 4,111,856 | 85% | 85.3% | 95% | 95.1% |
Apr-15 to Nov-15 | 2,911,934 | 85% | 86.5% | 95% | 94.9% |
Table 2: Applications from London postcodes
Period | Total Apps Despatched | 21 Calendar Day Target | 21 Day Achievement | 56 Calendar Day Target | 56 Day Achievement |
Dec-12 to Mar-13 | 124,908 | 85% | 83.4% | 95% | 98.7% |
Apr-13 to Mar-14 | 398,168 | 85% | 80.2% | 95% | 95.9% |
Apr-14 to Mar-15 | 420,783 | 85% | 81.8% | 95% | 89.0% |
Apr-15 to Nov-15 | 293,549 | 85% | 84.1% | 95% | 86.8% |
It is not possible to provide the figure for applications from Hampstead and Kilburn constituency as this information is not collected.