Vetting
(asked on 25th February 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 Bromley and Chislehurst constituency met the published service standards for waiting times in the last 6 months.
The published service standards are to complete 85% of disclosure applications within 21 days and 95% within 56 days. The tables below show the proportion of applications which met the service standards a) nationally, b) in London and c) in Bromley and Chislehurst.
A) Nationally
Month | % Completed within 21 Calendar Days | % Completed within 56 Calendar Days |
Aug-15 | 83.4% | 94.9% |
Sep-15 | 87.3% | 95.1% |
Oct-15 | 87.6% | 95.4% |
Nov-15 | 86.3% | 94.5% |
Dec-15 | 86.0% | 94.3% |
Jan-16 | 85.8% | 93.9% |
Total | 86.1% | 94.7% |
B) London
Month | % Completed within 21 Calendar Days | % Completed within 56 Calendar Days |
Aug-15 | 83.5% | 86.7% |
Sep-15 | 85.2% | 87.6% |
Oct-15 | 85.7% | 88.1% |
Nov-15 | 83.7% | 86.2% |
Dec-15 | 80.8% | 85.5% |
Jan-16 | 81.2% | 83.9% |
Total | 83.5% | 86.4% |
C) Bromley and Chislehurst
Month | % Completed within 21 Calendar Days | % Completed within 56 Calendar Days |
Aug-15 | 85.9% | 89.1% |
Sep-15 | 86.5% | 89.7% |
Oct-15 | 85.4% | 88.9% |
Nov-15 | 86.5% | 89.5% |
Dec-15 | 80.2% | 86.2% |
Jan-16 | 84.7% | 87.7% |
Total | 84.9% | 88.6% |