Written Question·Home Office·UIN 4870

Police: Recruitment

Tabled: 9 September 2024
Answered: 16 September 2024

Question

Nick Timothy

Conservative — West Suffolk

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress she has made in reforming vetting procedures for police recruits since 3 March 2021.

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson
The framework for police vetting, which applies to the existing workforce as well as new recruits, is currently set by the College of Policing via its statutory code of practice on vetting and authorised professional practice (APP) guidance on vetting.The...
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