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Written question asked by Steve Reed (Labour) on Wednesday, 25 May 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 6 June 2016 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Monday, 6 June 2016. A substantive answer was provided by Karen Bradley (Conservative) on Thursday, 9 June 2016 on behalf of the Home Office.


Vetting

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the current average waiting time is for the completion of pre-employment checks by the Disclosure and Barring Service in (a) England and Wales and (b) London.

Answer

Performance data relating to April 2016 for the average time taken by the Disclosure and Barring Service to complete Standard and Enhanced applications is listed in the following table.

(a) Based upon applicants living in England or Wales:

Month

Average Turnaround Time in Days

Apr-16

16

(b) Based upon applicants living in London:

Month

Average Turnaround Time in Days

Apr-16

28


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
38435
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Vetting
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk