Written Question·Home Office·UIN 22131

Vetting: Health Services and Social Services

Tabled: 6 January 2025
Answered: 14 January 2025

Question

Josh Babarinde

Liberal DemocratEastbourne

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the processing time for Disclosure and Barring Service checks for people working in the health and social care sector.

Answer

Jess Phillips
The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is operationally independent from the Home Office and operates to service standards of completing 85% of Basic check applications within 2 days, 85% of Standard check applications within 3 days, and 80% of Enhanced...

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