Written question asked by Tim Loughton (Conservative) on Tuesday, 28 June 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 30 June 2022. It was answered by Baroness Maclean of Redditch (Conservative) on Wednesday, 6 July 2022 on behalf of the Home Office.
Vetting: Transgender People
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the policy justification is for permitting a confidential DBS checking service for transgender applicants which does not disclose details of sex; and if she will make a statement.
- Answer
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Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) services require that applicants disclose all previous names and addresses so that they can process an application correctly and return accurate results.
The DBS provides a confidential service for transgender applicants in order to help protect their identity, via a dedicated ‘Sensitive’ application team. This process allows applicants to disclose previous gender/name information only to DBS so that the previous names are checked, but are not disclosed on the completed certificate unless criminal record information exists in that name.
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- Reference
- 26679
- Session
- 2022-23
- Subjects
- Data protection Vetting Transgender people
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