Written question asked by Andrew Pelling (Conservative) on Monday, 7 November 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 9 November 2005. It was answered by Andy Burnham (Labour) on Wednesday, 30 November 2005 on behalf of the Home Office.

Criminal Records Bureau

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what action is being taken to deal with the backlog in Criminal Records Bureau checks.

Answer: There is no backlog of checks in the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB). The Bureau's performance for Standard Disclosures has consistently exceeded the target of 93 per cent. issued within two weeks because the processing of a Standard Disclosure is entirely within the direct control of the CRB.However, there are checks outstanding in a small number of police forces and this has led to a drop in the performance for Enhanced Disclosures overall and specifically for any application requiring a check by one of those forces.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 26896; 440 c593W;440 c592W
Session: 2005-06
Subjects: Criminal records Administrative delays Standards Vetting Criminal Records Bureau
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk