PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Vetting (19 January 2016)

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of applications for Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service checks (a) nationally, (b) in London and (c) in Dulwich and West Norwood constituency met each of the service's published service standards for waiting times in each year since 2010.

Asked by:
Helen Hayes (Labour)

The following tables show (a) the proportion of applications for enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks that met the Published Service Standards for waiting times nationally and (b) for applications received from people residing in London postcodes in each Financial Year from April 2010 to November 2015.

Table A

Period	Total Apps Despatched	21 Calendar Day Target	21 Day Achievement	56 Calendar Day Target	56 Day Achievement
Apr-10 to Mar-11	4,124,609	85%	65.8%	95%	86.6%
Apr-11 to Mar-12	3,813,114	85%	88.4%	95%	96.7%
Apr-12 to Mar-13	3,801,064	85%	86.5%	95%	98.6%
Apr-13 to Mar-14	3,715,222	85%	84.3%	95%	97.3%
Apr-14 to Mar-15	3,833,149	85%	84.3%	95%	94.8%
Apr-15 to Nov-15	2,704,993	85%	85.5%	95%	94.6%

Table B

Period	Total Apps Despatched	21 Calendar Day Target	21 Day Achievement	56 Calendar Day Target	56 Day Achievement
Apr-10 to Mar-11	395,164	85%	28.5%	95%	55.0%
Apr-11 to Mar-12	363,887	85%	76.6%	95%	88.8%
Apr-12 to Mar-13	358,900	85%	78.7%	95%	97.9%
Apr-13 to Mar-14	356,883	85%	78.0%	95%	95.4%
Apr-14 to Mar-15	371,608	85%	79.5%	95%	87.6%
Apr-15 to Nov-15	257,410	85%	81.9%	95%	85.0%

The DBS is working closely with the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) to improve its performance. An MPS Gold Group is overseeing the recovery plan and exploring all opportunities to process cases quickly, including the recruitment of additional staff. It is not possible to provide the figure for applications from Dulwich and West Norwood as this information is not collected.

Answered by:
Dame Karen Bradley (Conservative)
1 February 2016