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Written question asked by Michael Tomlinson (Conservative) on Wednesday, 9 December 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 14 December 2015. It was answered by Karen Bradley (Conservative) on Thursday, 17 December 2015 on behalf of the Home Office.


Vetting: Dorset

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the range of waiting times is for the return of Disclosure and Barring Service documentation for applications in Dorset.

Answer

The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) measures its performance against a set of Published Service Standards (PSS). Performance data applying to certificates dispatched to people whose applications were made from a Dorset postcode between 1 December 2014 and 30 November 2015 are contained in the table below. Current performance levels reflect a number of challenges for Dorset Police, including delivering an upgraded IT system. The DBS has agreed a recovery plan with Dorset Police. This will mean additional staff are recruited to enable it to improve its disclosure turnaround times.


Measure

National Target

Performance in Dorset

All within 56 Calendar days

95%

82.7%

All within 21 Calendar days

85%

75.7%

All E-Bulk (or electronic applications) within 21 Calendar days

88%

77.9%

All Paper within 21 Calendar days

82%

70.5%


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
19309
Session
2015-16
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Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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