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Written question asked by Christopher Chope (Conservative) on Tuesday, 3 February 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 9 February 2015 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Monday, 9 February 2015. A substantive answer was provided by Karen Bradley (Conservative) on Thursday, 12 February 2015 on behalf of the Home Office.

Dorset Police

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the performance of Dorset Police in meeting the standards required by its service level agreement with the Disclosure and Barring Service; and if she will make a statement.

Answer

The Department receives monthly updates on the performance of police forces, including Dorset police, in meeting the Service Level Agreement (SLA) standards for the time taken to complete local disclosure checks. The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) works closely with any forces which miss their SLA targets.

The number and proportion of police disclosure checks completed by Dorset police against the 14, 18, 25 and 60 days SLA targets for the six months from June to November 2014 is provided in the table below.

Dorset Police: number and proportion of disclosure checks completed in 14, 18, 25 and 60 days
Within 14 Days Within 18 Days Within 25 Days Within 60 Days
Period No. % No. % No. % No. %
June to November 2014 460 4.0% 1,874 17.0% 3,317 31.0% 9,016 84.0%

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
223269
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Standards Dorset Police Disclosure and Barring Service
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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