Written question asked by Lord Austin of Dudley (Labour) on Monday, 13 October 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 15 October 2014. It was answered by Karen Bradley (Conservative) on Wednesday, 26 November 2014 on behalf of the Home Office.

Vetting

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of Disclosure and Barring Service applications are referred to police forces for verification.

Answer: Applications for an enhanced criminal record certificate are referred to police forces under certain circumstances, including where there is a match against the Police National Computer (PNC) or a match against a national database of
local police intelligence, known as PLX (Police Local Crosschecking). Between 1 April 2014 and 30 September 2014, 34.9% of applications for a DBS enhanced check were referred to local police forces as part of the Disclosure process.

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