Written Question·Home Office·UIN 32101

Vetting: Hampshire

Tabled: 21 February 2025
Answered: 3 March 2025

Question

Lee Anderson

Reform UK — Ashfield

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the average processing time for Disclosure and Barring Service checks conducted through Hampshire Police.

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson
The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is operationally independent from the Home Office.Accordingly, the Home Office does not hold the information requested on the average processing time for DBS checks conducted through Hampshire Police.