Written Question·Home Office·UIN 115858

Vetting

Tabled: 25 February 2026

Answered: 4 March 2026

Question

Gurinder Singh Josan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people in England and Wales would have a previous caution or conviction disclosed in a standard DBS check.

Answer

Jess Phillips

The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) does not hold information about how many people overall in England and Wales have a previous caution or conviction nor the specific nature of those offences which would determine whether they would be disclosed on ...

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