Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police forces have failed to meet their target for processing Disclosure and Barring Service checks in the last 12 months.

The Disclosure and Barring Service regularly publishes data on police force performance, which can be located through the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/572407/police_performance_Sept_16_xls.xls The Disclosure and Barring Service work closely with any force that fails to meet its targets to reduce turnaround times as quickly as possible, offering support where necessary.