Vetting
(asked on 19th January 2017) - View Source
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions police forces have provided additional information for criminal records checks in each financial year (a) before and (b) since the passage of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012; and what proportion of total applications that number represents.
The table below shows the number of disclosure applications which contained approved information from local police forces in each financial year since 2002, and the proportion of all disclosure applications this represents.
The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 introduced a more rigorous test for relevancy on 10 September 2012. This changed the test for police disclosure to ensure that the disclosure of information was more effectively targeted at clear safeguarding risks. It also introduced a statutory code of practice for police to use when deciding what information to disclose.
Further requirements of the Act were introduced with the creation of the Disclosure and Barring Service on 1 December 2012.
Financial Year | Total disclosures despatched containing approved information | Total disclosures despatched | Proportion of total applications |
2002/03 | 6,317 | 1,437,348 | 0.44% |
2003/04 | 10,158 | 2,287,522 | 0.44% |
2004/05 | 11,160 | 2,432,933 | 0.46% |
2005/06 | 15,449 | 2,776,378 | 0.56% |
2006/07 | 15,693 | 3,278,031 | 0.48% |
2007/08 | 17,362 | 3,323,402 | 0.52% |
2008/09 | 20,797 | 3,856,583 | 0.54% |
2009/10 | 24,554 | 4,301,313 | 0.57% |
2010/11 | 23,882 | 4,312,533 | 0.55% |
2011/12 | 16,296 | 4,074,241 | 0.40% |
1 April 2012 to 31 Nov 2012[1] | 8,219 | 2,842,832 | 0.29% |
1 Dec 2012 to 31 March 2013[2] | 3,265 | 1,223,773 | 0.27% |
2013/14 | 9,626 | 3,948,733 | 0.24% |
2014/15 | 9,899 | 4,111,856 | 0.24% |
2015/16 | 9,650 | 4,214,541 | 0.23% |
2016/17 to 31/12/16 | 7,120 | 3,258,103 | 0.22% |
[1] Figures prior to Disclosure and Barring Service creation to meet the requirements under Protection of Freedoms Act 2012
[2] Figures post Disclosure and Barring Service creation to meet the requirements under Protection of Freedoms Act 2012.