Written Question·Home Office·UIN 32025

Vetting

Tabled: 21 February 2025
Answered: 3 March 2025

Question

Daisy Cooper

Liberal DemocratSt Albans

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing DBS checks that are portable for an individual applicant rather than an organisation.

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson
A DBS certificate is sent directly to the applicant only. Where an individual applies for another role within the same workforce which is eligible and requires the same type of DBS check, they may use their existing certificate if the employer is content ...

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