Vetting: Health Services and Social Services
Commons · Question 22131 · Tabled 6 Jan 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 14 Jan 2025
Question
Asked by Josh Babarinde
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
Answered by Jess Phillips, 14 Jan 2025
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...