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Written question asked by Paul Robert Holmes (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 5 March 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 9 March 2009. It was answered by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Monday, 20 April 2009 on behalf of the Home Office.


Vetting: Maladministration

Question
(2) how many of those incorrectly designated as having a criminal conviction by the Criminal Records Bureau since the Bureau's inception are (a) male and (b) female.
Answer

The Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) has issued over 18 million Disclosures since its inception in 2002. The following table represents the number of Disclosures issued to applicants that had been matched to a record held on the Police National Computer (PNC) which had been challenged and subsequently upheld, broken down by age groups and gender.

Gender
Age group Male Female Total
Under 18 14 29 43
18 to 25 367 294 661
26 to 40 1,223 663 1,886
41 to 60 905 489 1,394
61 to 65 62 17 79
Over 65 60 18 78
Total 2,631 1,510 4,141

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
491 c229-30W; 262474
Session
2008-09
Subjects
Maladministration Vetting
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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