Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 57523
Councillors: Vetting
Tabled: 4 June 2025
Answered: 11 June 2025
Named DayQuestion
Jayne Kirkham
Labour (Co-op) — Truro and Falmouth
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will consider introducing enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service checks as a condition of being a councillor.
Answer
Jim McMahonDisclosure and Barring Service checks (‘DBS checks’) for local government members are currently optional; it is for individual local authorities to adopt eligible DBS checks as they feel necessary.I am considering the benefits and disbenefits to potential...
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