To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what guidance his Department provides on overseas exchange visits for children of school age, with particular reference to whether Criminal Records Bureau checks should be undertaken for (a) British families having contact with children and (b) overseas families who...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what guidance his Department provides on overseas exchange visits for children of school age, with particular reference to whether Criminal Records Bureau checks should be undertaken for (a) British families having contact with children and (b) overseas families who...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) teaching and (b) non-teaching staff who had received Criminal Records Bureau clearance prior to the start of the school term were subsequently checked and found to be unfit for work with children. - Will write and place...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) teaching and (b) non-teaching staff who had received Criminal Records Bureau clearance prior to the start of the school term were subsequently checked and found to be unfit for work with children. - Will write and place...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) teaching and (b) non-teaching staff have been subject to Criminal Records Bureau vetting; and (i) how many and (ii) what percentage of each category failed. - I will write and place copy in Library.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) teaching and (b) non-teaching staff have been subject to Criminal Records Bureau vetting; and (i) how many and (ii) what percentage of each category failed. - I will write and place copy in Library.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assurances (a) the Criminal Records Bureau and (b) Capita Plc gave that the backlog of applications would be cleared by the start of the school term; and if she will publish them; when her Department asked (a) the Criminal...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assurances (a) the Criminal Records Bureau and (b) Capita Plc gave that the backlog of applications would be cleared by the start of the school term; and if she will publish them; when her Department asked (a) the Criminal...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what guidance her Department issued to (a) the Criminal Records Bureau and (b) Capita plc regarding the relative priority to be accorded to checks on (i) teachers with continuous records of employment in UK schools and (ii) new applicants to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what guidance her Department issued to (a) the Criminal Records Bureau and (b) Capita plc regarding the relative priority to be accorded to checks on (i) teachers with continuous records of employment in UK schools and (ii) new applicants to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proposals her Department has to reimburse schools the costs incurred as a result of delays by the Criminal Records Bureau in vetting staff before the commencement of the Autumn term; what steps are being taken to recover costs incurred...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proposals her Department has to reimburse schools the costs incurred as a result of delays by the Criminal Records Bureau in vetting staff before the commencement of the Autumn term; what steps are being taken to recover costs incurred...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many criminal records checks have been undertaken in respect of people applying to work in schools as (a) teachers, (b) governors and (c) volunteers in the current school year; and what has been the cost of checks in each...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many criminal records checks have been undertaken in respect of people applying to work in schools as (a) teachers, (b) governors and (c) volunteers in the current school year; and what has been the cost of checks in each...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the annual cost to youth organisations which will arise from charges for vetting volunteer leaders and workers by the Criminal Records Bureau.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the annual cost to youth organisations which will arise from charges for vetting volunteer leaders and workers by the Criminal Records Bureau.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will publish an impact assessment survey of proposals to require vetting of volunteer leaders and workers with youth organisations by the Criminal Records Bureau.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will publish an impact assessment survey of proposals to require vetting of volunteer leaders and workers with youth organisations by the Criminal Records Bureau.