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Vetting: Hampshire

Commons · Question 32101 · Tabled 21 Feb 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 3 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Lee Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the average processing time for Disclosure and Barring Service checks conducted through Hampshire Police.

Answer

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 3 Mar 2025

The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is operationally independent from the Home Office.Accordingly, the Home Office does not hold the information requested on the average processing time for DBS checks conducted through Hampshire Police.