Written Question·Home Office·UIN 119102

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 assessment she has made of the potential impact of recent changes to DBS filtering rules on the disclosure of historic convictions on Standard DBS checks; what safeguards exist to prevent disprop

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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