Written Question·Home Office·UIN 71555

Care Workers: Vetting

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 9 September 2025

Question

Liz Jarvis

Liberal DemocratEastleigh

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce processing times for Disclosure and Barring Service checks for care workers.

Answer

Jess Phillips
As an Executive Non-Departmental Public Body of the Home Office, the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is operationally independent, responsible for the service it provides. It currently operates to formalised service standards of completing 85% of Bas...

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