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Vetting

Answer

The Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) does not issue basic disclosures.In the year October 2006 to September 2007, the CRB has issued 66,459 enhanced disclosures to Government Departments and Executive agencies. These are broken down as follows:

	Number
Ofsted Early Years	42,385
Ministry of Defence	13,085
HM Prison Service	3,023
Ministry Of Justice	2,216
Magistrates Branch Lord Chancellors Department	1,905
UK Immigration Service ISCAT	1,285
Identity and Passport Service (IPS)	506
Gambling Commission	439
Childrens Directorate Ofsted Early Years	438
Welsh Assembly Government	220
Department For Children, Schools and Families	213
Juvenile Offenders Unit	206
Independent Monitoring Boards Secretariat	111
Department For Children, Schools and Families	110
HM Inspectorate of Probation	97
National Probation Service Nottinghamshire	73
The Royal Parks Agency	38
National Probation Service North Wales Area	35
The Royal Household	26
Public Guardianship Office	15
The Highways Agency	12
Forestry Commission	9
The Veterans Agency	5
The Pension Service	3
Central Interpreters Unit Border and Immigration Agency	1
Child Support Agency	1
Maritime and Coastguard Agency	1
The Planning Inspectorate	1

Neither home inspectors nor energy inspectors are eligible for enhanced disclosures under current legislation. However, home inspectors have qualified for standard disclosures since October 2006 and the CRB has processed 877 such disclosures. Criminal Records Bureau checks on energy assessors are carried out by CRB Scotland.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

158127; 465 c1291-2W

Session

2006-07

Subjects

Vetting

Link

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