Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance is provided to police forces on timescales for responses to referrals from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Service Level Agreements (SLAs) between the Disclosure and Barring Service and each local police force set out the following service standards:
• 85% of police checks must be completed in 14 days;
• 90% of police checks must be completed in 18 days;
• 95% of police checks must be completed in 25 days; and
• 100% of police checks must be completed in 60 days.