Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many prospective AFCH instructors (a) failed the Army Staff and Leadership School (ASLS), (b) arrived at the ASLS without disclosure and barring service (DBS) clearance and (c) completed ASLS without DBS clearance in each of the last five years.

In the last five years no instructors from the Army Foundation College, Harrogate have failed the Army Staff and Leadership School (ASLS) course.

Information on those arriving and completing courses at ASLS without Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) clearance is not held centrally and can be provided only at disproportionate cost. All permanent staff posts at Army Foundation College, Harrogate require DBS clearance. I refer the hon. Member to the answer my hon. Friend the Minister for Defence Veterans Reserves and Welfare (Mark Lancaster) gave on 9 December 2016 to Question 56016 to the hon. Member for Bridgend (Mrs Moon).