Written Question·Home Office·UIN 42791

Vetting

Tabled: 31 March 2025
Answered: 8 April 2025

Question

Luke Akehurst

LabourNorth Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what demographic information is held about the subjects of DBS checks in England and Wales.

Answer

Jess Phillips
The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is operationally independent from the Home Office and as such the Home Office does not hold any demographic information about the subjects of DBS checks in England and Wales. The DBS itself only holds demographic i...

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