Councillors: Vetting
Commons · Question 83467 · Tabled 20 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring councillors in principle tier authorities to obtain a DBS check.
Answer
Answered by Alison McGovern, 10 Nov 2025
Corrected 17 Nov 2025 by Alison McGovern
Criminal record checks provided by the Disclosure and Barring Service (‘DBS checks’) for local government members are currently optional; it is for individual local authorities to adopt eligible checks as they determine necessary.I am considering options ...