Vetting: Proof of Identity
Commons · Question 73098 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 9 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Euan Stainbank
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to consult on further safeguarding measures following the introduction of the Disclosure and Barring Service new manual ID guidance in April 2025.
Answer
Answered by Jess Phillips, 9 Sep 2025
As an Executive Non-Departmental Public Body of the Home Office, the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is operationally independent and therefore responsible for its own identity assurance policy.The recent update cited is part of a broader move toward...