Written Question·Home Office·UIN 119101

Vetting

Tabled: 9 March 2026

Answered: 16 March 2026

Question

Anna Sabine

Liberal Democrat — Frome and East Somerset

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to prevent employers from requesting Standard or Enhanced DBS checks where a basic check would be sufficient; what assessment her Department has made of the grounds

Answer

Jess Phillips

Employers can only request higher‑level checks from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) where the role meets the eligibility criteria set out in legislation. Standard checks are available only for positions listed in the Rehabilitation of Offenders A...

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