Vetting
Commons · Question 32025 · Tabled 21 Feb 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Daisy Cooper
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing DBS checks that are portable for an individual applicant rather than an organisation.
Answer
Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 3 Mar 2025
A DBS certificate is sent directly to the applicant only. Where an individual applies for another role within the same workforce which is eligible and requires the same type of DBS check, they may use their existing certificate if the employer is content ...