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(asked on 25th May 2016) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the current average waiting time is for the completion of pre-employment checks by the Disclosure and Barring Service in (a) England and Wales and (b) London.


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Karen Bradley
This question was answered on 9th June 2016

Performance data relating to April 2016 for the average time taken by the Disclosure and Barring Service to complete Standard and Enhanced applications is listed in the following table.

(a) Based upon applicants living in England or Wales:

Month

Average Turnaround Time in Days

Apr-16

16

(b) Based upon applicants living in London:

Month

Average Turnaround Time in Days

Apr-16

28

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