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Written question asked by Tim Loughton (Conservative) on Tuesday, 5 January 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 11 January 2010. It was answered by Meg Hillier (Labour) on Monday, 8 February 2010 on behalf of the Home Office.

Vetting: Fees and Charges

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much has been paid to the (a) Criminal Records Bureau and (b) Independent Safeguarding Authority in fees for record checks in each of last 10 years.
Answer

[holding answer 11 January 2010]: The following table shows the fees collected by the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) in each of the last seven years since its establishment in 2002.The fee for the Vetting and Barring Scheme registration is collected on behalf of the Independent Safeguarding Authority by the CRB at the point of registration. From July 2010 those employed to work with children or vulnerable adults will be required to apply for ISA registration which will incur a one-off fee of £64 (£58 in Northern Ireland) which will be payable to the Criminal Records Bureau. The Independent Safeguarding Authority has not received any fees for record checks.

Disclosure income—per CRB published accounts
Income (£ million)
2008-09 114.5
2007-08 97.8
2006-07 93.2
2005-06 75.9
2004-05 65.2
2003-04 50.9
2002-03 18.3

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
505 c757-8W; 309719
Session
2009-10
Subjects
Fees and charges Vetting
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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