Written question asked by Lord Moonie (Labour), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Baroness Neville-Jones (Conservative) on Wednesday, 26 January 2011.

Criminal Records Bureau

Question: To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much has been spent by (a) central government departments, (b) local government, and (c) quangos on Criminal Records Bureau checks in the last 12 months for which records are available.

Answer: The Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) does not hold this information. The bureau is responsible for processing applications that have been made in the prescribed manner under Part V of the Police Act 1997. Applications are made by registered bodies (organisations that are registered with the CRB for the purposes of using the CRB checking service) on behalf of employers who are entitled to ask exempted questions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions Order) 1975. Therefore, there is no central record of such costs.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 5697; 724 c168WA
Session: 2010-12
Subjects: Criminal records Expenditure Government departments Local government Non-departmental public bodies Vetting Criminal Records Bureau
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk