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Written question asked by Richard Shepherd (Conservative) on Tuesday, 2 December 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 5 December 2014 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Friday, 5 December 2014. A substantive answer was provided by Karen Bradley (Conservative) on Monday, 15 December 2014 on behalf of the Home Office.


Vetting

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what sanctions her Department has available to take against a Constabulary which takes over 90 working days to process a Disclosure and Barring Service application.

Answer

The agreed standard for police disclosure performance is set out in a Service Level Agreement between each force and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The standards include a requirement for forces to complete 100% of
local checks within 60 days. Where performance falls below this standard, action will be taken. The DBS will work with the force to develop and agree a recovery plan. Performance will be monitored against the plan and further
action agreed as appropriate.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
216893
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Vetting
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk