Question follow-through · 64969
Elections: Vetting
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of mandating DBS checks for people who wish to stand for election.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Cabinet Office
- Tabled
- 3 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 7 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 10 Jul 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
3 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of mandating DBS checks for people who wish to stand for election.
7 Jul 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
10 Jul 2025
Answer published
The Government has no plans to introduce a requirement for candidates to undergo DBS checks before standing for elections. Candidate selection in elections is a matter for political parties.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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