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Commons · Question 42791 · Tabled 31 Mar 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 8 Apr 2025

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Asked by Luke Akehurst

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what demographic information is held about the subjects of DBS checks in England and Wales.

Answer

Answered by Jess Phillips, 8 Apr 2025

The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is operationally independent from the Home Office and as such the Home Office does not hold any demographic information about the subjects of DBS checks in England and Wales. The DBS itself only holds demographic i...