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Written question asked by Tim Loughton (Conservative) on Wednesday, 27 January 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 1 February 2016 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Monday, 1 February 2016. A substantive answer was provided by Karen Bradley (Conservative) on Tuesday, 9 February 2016 on behalf of the Home Office.

Vetting

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) CRB checks and (b) Disclosure and Barring Service checks have been carried out in each of the last 10 years.

Answer

The table below shows the total number of Standard and Enhanced certificates issued by the Disclosure and Barring Service over the last 10 years. The figures include applications for volunteer roles, which are processed free of charge.

Organisation

Financial Year

Standard & Enhanced Certificates Issued

CRB

2005/06

2,776,378

CRB

2006/07

3,278,031

CRB

2007/08

3,323,402

CRB

2008/09

3,856,583

CRB

2009/10

4,301,313

CRB

2010/11

4,312,533

CRB

2011/12

4,074,241

CRB (to Nov-12)

2012/13

2,842,832

DBS (from Dec-12)

2012/13

1,223,773

DBS

2013/14

3,948,733

DBS

2014/15

4,111,856

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
24578
Session
2015-16
Subjects
Vetting
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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