Question follow-through · 104237
Vetting
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which Police Forces in England are meeting service levels on processing times for DBS checks, and which are not.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 8 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 12 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 15 Jan 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
8 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which Police Forces in England are meeting service levels on processing times for DBS checks, and which are not.
12 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
15 Jan 2026
Answer published
For certain ‘Enhanced’ level applications (‘Basic’ and ‘Standard’ level checks are not sent to local police forces), the DBS will check with local police forces whether they hold any information that is considered relevant to the individual’s application....
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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