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Written question asked by Rosie Cooper (Labour) on Tuesday, 26 January 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 29 January 2016 (named day). It was answered by Karen Bradley (Conservative) on Friday, 29 January 2016 on behalf of the Home Office.


Vetting

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the information that a person has been arrested and bailed and subsequently released without charge by the Police is required to be provided to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS); how long such information is required to remain on that individual's DBS records; and for how long the DBS is required to disclose that information to enquirers.

Answer

A chief police officer should only provide such information to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for inclusion in an enhanced criminal record certificate where they believe it is relevant to the purpose of the certificate and, in their opinion, it ought to be included.

The DBS does not maintain a record itself for disclosure purposes.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
24227
Session
2015-16
Subjects
Criminal records Vetting
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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