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Written question asked by Danny Kinahan (Ulster Unionist Party) on Friday, 8 July 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 12 July 2016. It was answered by Karen Bradley (Conservative) on Tuesday, 12 July 2016 on behalf of the Home Office.


Vetting

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the time taken to process counter-terrorism checks for job applications in (a) Northern Ireland and (b) other constituent parts of the UK.

Answer

Counter-terrorism checks conducted by the Home Office form part of the national security vetting process required for employment in the Home Office.

We continue to reduce the processing time for all national security vetting checks. Processing times will vary from case to case and are not broken down by constituent parts of the UK.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
42255
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Counter-terrorism Applications Employment Vetting
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk