Written question asked by Sammy Wilson (Democratic Unionist Party) on Tuesday, 23 October 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 25 October 2007. It was answered by Paul Goggins (Labour) on Tuesday, 30 October 2007 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.

Children: Protection

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many protection of children and vulnerable adults checks are outstanding in Northern Ireland.

Answer: There are currently 6,095 vetting checks being processed by PSNI Child/Vulnerable Adult Access Vetting Unit. Figures on the number of checks processed per month are not routinely collected. However, a manual check of records shows that the Unit processed 16,145 checks during the last full calendar month (September 2007).Included in the figure are those vetting checks that have been forwarded to other police services—for example, Scotland, Isle of Man, the Channel Islands and An Garda Siochana for their input.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 161045; 465 c1201-2W
Session: 2006-07
Subjects: Children Northern Ireland Protection Police Service of Northern Ireland Vetting
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk