Question follow-through · 119100
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of enforcement of the requirement that the level of DBS checks must be proportionate to the role; what steps she is taking to strengthen compli
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A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 9 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 11 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 16 Mar 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
9 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of enforcement of the requirement that the level of DBS checks must be proportionate to the role; what steps she is taking to strengthen compli
11 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
16 Mar 2026
Answer published
Employers can only request higher‑level checks from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) where the role meets the eligibility criteria set out in legislation. Standard checks are available only for positions listed in the Rehabilitation of Offenders A...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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