Written Question·Home Office·UIN 77865

Vetting: Teachers

Tabled: 16 September 2025
Answered: 13 October 2025

Question

Alex Brewer

Liberal DemocratNorth East Hampshire

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to improve efficiency in DBS processing for prospective teachers.

Answer

Jess Phillips
As an Executive Non-Departmental Public Body of the Home Office, the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is operationally independent and responsible for the service it provides. It currently operates to formalised service standards of completing 85% of ...

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