Written question asked by Tulip Siddiq (Labour) on Tuesday, 5 January 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 7 January 2016. It was answered by Karen Bradley (Conservative) on Thursday, 14 January 2016 on behalf of the Home Office.

Vetting

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of applications for Disclosure and Barring Service checks (a) nationally, (b) in London and (c) in Hampstead and Kilburn constituency met each of the service's published service standards for waiting times in each year since 2012.

Answer

The following tables shows the proportion of applications for DBS checks that met the Published Service Standards for waiting times nationally and for applications received from people residing in London postcodes in each year since December 2012:

Table 1: All applications nationally

Period	Total Apps Despatched	21 Calendar Day Target	21 Day Achievement	56 Calendar Day Target	56 Day Achievement
Dec-12 to Mar-13	1,223,773	85%	89.4%	95%	99.1%
Apr-13 to Mar-14	3,948,733	85%	85.2%	95%	97.4%
Apr-14 to Mar-15	4,111,856	85%	85.3%	95%	95.1%
Apr-15 to Nov-15	2,911,934	85%	86.5%	95%	94.9%

Table 2: Applications from London postcodes

Period	Total Apps Despatched	21 Calendar Day Target	21 Day Achievement	56 Calendar Day Target	56 Day Achievement
Dec-12 to Mar-13	124,908	85%	83.4%	95%	98.7%
Apr-13 to Mar-14	398,168	85%	80.2%	95%	95.9%
Apr-14 to Mar-15	420,783	85%	81.8%	95%	89.0%
Apr-15 to Nov-15	293,549	85%	84.1%	95%	86.8%

It is not possible to provide the figure for applications from Hampstead and Kilburn constituency as this information is not collected.

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Type: Written question
Reference: 21066
Session: 2015-16
Related items: Vetting
Tuesday, 19 January 2016
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House of Commons
Subjects: Vetting
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk

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