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 JohnsonThe 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.