§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to his Answer of 16 October,Official Report, column 872W, on NHS staff, which countries will be included in the Criminal Records Bureau's advisory service to employers about the availability of criminal records checks; and which countries perform a reciprocal service. [78374]
§ Hilary BennI will write to the hon. Member and place a copy of my letter in the Library.
§ Mr. Damian GreenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) when he expects the Criminal Records Bureau to have completed its backlog of checks on(a) teachers and (b) classroom assistants in England and Wales; [74348]
(2) how many outstanding Criminal Records Bureau checks there are on (a) teachers and (b) classroom assistants in England and Wales. [74350]
§ Hilary BennI will write to the hon. Member and place a copy of my letter in the Library.
§ Mrs. BrookeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how long it is taking on average for checks on care workers to be completed by the Criminal Records Bureau at the latest available date. [77087]
§ Hilary BennI will write to the hon. Member and place a copy of my letter in the Library.
§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many care home staff who would have required Criminal Record Bureau checks for existing staff before 1 April have had checks postponed until(a) 31 March 2003 and (b) 2004. [79813]
§ Hilary BennI will write to the hon. Member and place a copy of my letter in the Library.
§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what research was undertaken by(a) his Department and (b) Capita to determine the (i) likely level of demand for Criminal Records Bureau checks and (ii) Criminal Records Bureau customers' preferred means of submitting applications for checks. [80024]
§ Hilary BennI will write to the hon. Member and place a copy of my letter in the Library.
§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when his Department will publish guidance to registered bodies about the postponement of Criminal Records Bureau checks as set out in the announcement made on 1 November. [80026]
§ Hilary BennI will write to the hon. Member and place a copy of my letter in the Library.
§ Mr. HendryTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications for criminal record checks have been made using the Criminal804W Records Bureau's telephone checking service; and what proportion this constitutes of the total number of record check applications. [77982]
§ Hilary BennI will write to the hon. Member and place a copy of my letter in the Library.
§ Mr. BradyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) teaching and (b) non-teaching staff have been subject to Criminal Records Bureau vetting; and (i) how many and (ii) what percentage of each category failed. [74310]
§ Hilary BennI will write to the hon. Member and place a copy of my letter in the Library.
§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many(a) appeals and (b) overturned Criminal Records Bureau checks for each local authority for (i) social workers and (ii) voluntary organisations who work with children there were in each of the last 12 months; [74542]
(2) how many applications (a) were processed by and (b) were outstanding with the Criminal Records Bureau for each local authority for (i) social workers and (ii) voluntary organisations who work with children for each of the last 12 months. [74544]
§ Hilary BennI will write to the hon. Member and place a copy of my letter in the Library.
§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects to publish the final report by Patrick Carter into the Criminal Records Bureau. [80035]
§ Hilary BennI will write to the hon. Member and place a copy of my letter in the Library.
§ Mr. WillisTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the(a) value of contract and (b) evaluation mechanism for successful delivery of contract are in the running of the CRB by Capita; and whether penalty charges are in place. [80057]
§ Hilary BennI will write to the hon. Member and place a copy of my letter in the Library.
§ Mr. Damian GreenTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many outstanding Criminal Records Bureau checks there were on childminder applicants in England and Wales on 23 September. [74347]
§ Hilary BennI will write to the hon. Member and place a copy of my letter in the Library.
§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) nurses supplied by nurses agencies and (b) staff supplied by domiciliary care agencies will no longer have to have Criminal Record Bureau checks. [79808]
§ Hilary BennI will write to the hon. Member and place a copy of my letter in the Library.
§ Dr. CableTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what compensation his Department will offer to(a) staff, (b) private care homes, (c) voluntary organisations and (d) local authorities for the delays in Criminal Record Bureau checks; and if he will make a statement. [75570]
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§ Hilary BennI will write to the hon. Member and place a copy of my letter in the Library.
§ Mr. Paul BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to his Answer of 16 October,Official Report, column 868W, on Criminal Records Bureau checks, how many checks on (a) social workers, (b) other social care staff and (c) voluntary health organisations working with children have been outstanding for (i) one month, (ii) two months, (iii) three months and (iv) longer than six months. [78373]
§ Hilary BennI will write to the hon. Member and place a copy of my letter in the Library.
§ Mr. BradyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) teaching and (b) non-teaching staff who had received Criminal Records Bureau clearance prior to the start of the school term were subsequently checked and found to be unfit for work with children. [74306]
§ Hilary BennI will write to the hon. Member and place a copyof my letter in the Library.
§ Mr. ClappisonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many of those subjected to checks by the Criminal Records Bureau as a result of their employment in schools have contested the factual basis of information disclosed about them as a result of such checks; what steps need to be taken by a person who contests such information; and what action he proposes to take in respect of cases where the information disclosed about individuals is found to be incorrect. [74453]
§ Hilary BennI will write to the hon. Member and place a copy of my letter in the Library.
§ Mr. FlookTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how long it has taken on average for checks on care workers to be completed by the Criminal Records Bureau in the last six months. [77759]
§ Hilary BennI will write to the hon. Member and place a copy of my letter in the Library.
§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will estimate how many persons caring for(a) children and (b) vulnerable adults will now not have Criminal Records Bureau checks; [80023]
(2) what the (a) planned time and (b) actual time taken was for each stage in commissioning the Criminal Records Bureau; [80025]
(3) how many existing staff requiring Criminal Records Bureau checks will have the check postponed from March 2003 to 2004; [80033]
(4) how many Criminal Records Bureau checks have been delayed for (a) teachers and (b) classroom assistants in each of the last six months by (i) one, (ii) two, (iii) three, and (iv) six months or more. [80039]
§ Hilary BennI will write to the hon. Member and place a copy of my letter in the Library.
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§ Mrs. Anne CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how long it took on average over the last period for which figures are available to carry out Criminal Records Bureau checks on taxi drivers. [80318]
§ Hilary BennI will write to my hon. Friend and place a copy of my letter in the Library.