Written questions

Disclosure and Barring Service: Sussex Police

Commons · Question 13725 · Tabled 11 Nov 2024 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 19 Nov 2024

Question

Asked by James MacCleary

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to reduce the number of people waiting for enhanced DBS checks to be processed by Sussex Police Force.

Answer

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 19 Nov 2024

The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and Sussex Police are operationally independent. The prompt completion of enhanced DBS checks is an important part of the safeguarding system, and I understand that several measures have already been introduced to ...