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Written question asked by Catherine West (Labour) on Monday, 11 July 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 13 July 2016. It was answered by Karen Bradley (Conservative) on Wednesday, 13 July 2016 on behalf of the Home Office.

Vetting

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department's target waiting time is for a Disclosure and Barring Service local intelligence check to be completed by the Metropolitan Police Service.

Answer

In 2015/16, the Disclosure and Barring Service processed 87% of all applications within 21 days, against a target of 85%.

Some of the over four million applications received each year need to be referred to one or more police forces for further checks. There is a service level agreement between the Disclosure and Barring Service and police forces in relation to the time taken to complete these local disclosure checks.

These standards are: -

85% of police checks must be completed in 14 days;

90% of police checks must be completed in 18 days;

95% of police checks must be completed in 25 days; and - 100% of police checks must be completed in 60 days.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
42337
Session
2016-17
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Metropolitan Police Vetting
Link
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