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Written question asked by Lord Brady of Altrincham (Conservative) on Tuesday, 24 September 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 15 October 2002. It was answered by David Miliband (Labour) on Tuesday, 15 October 2002 on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills.


Dept for Education and Skills

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proposals her Department has to reimburse schools the costs incurred as a result of delays by the Criminal Records Bureau in vetting staff before the commencement of the Autumn term; what steps are being taken to recover costs incurred by (a) schools and other educational institutions and (b) her Department as a result of failures by the Criminal Records Bureau and Capita plc to process applications prior to the start of the Autumn term; what assessment she has made of the cost to schools of additional supply staff needed as a result of the failure to complete Criminal Records Bureau checks by the start of the school term.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
390 c764-5W;390 c766-7W; 74305;74307;74311
Session
2001-02
Subjects
Compensation Criminal records Costs Administrative delays Vetting Teachers Criminal Records Bureau
Link
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