HC Deb 23 October 2002 vol 391 cc343-4W
Mr. Andrew Turner

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications were received in each month since January for clearance by the Criminal Records Bureau in respect of(a) nursery and school staff (employed), (b) nursery and school staff (voluntary), (c) youth service staff, (d) social services staff, (e) other voluntary workers and (f) other employed staff. [76185]

Mr. Hilary Benn

[holding answer 21 October 2002]: The information sought by the hon. Member for the Isle of Wight is not available in the format requested. There are no Information Technology Procedures at present to extract this data from the Customer Relationship Management database. It is expected that this functionality will become available in subsequent system releases.

The attached table shows monthly details of the total number of Disclosure applications received since the Criminal Records Bureau launched its disclosure service on 11 March 2002.

Disclosures Applications Received
March 2,765
April 39,713
May 87,865
June 90,204
July 159,393
August 144,030
September 204,868
October 130,773

Mr. Andrew Turner

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications for clearance by the Criminal Records Bureau were received in each month since January; and in which month they were provided. [76184]

Mr. Hilary Benn

[holding answer 21 October 2002]: The Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) launched its Disclosure service on 11 March 2002. Applicants obtain Disclosure information from the CRB by completing a blank application form or making an application by telephone. Figures representing the total number of Disclosures received and issued per month are provided below. There are no Information Technology Procedures at present to break down this data further to show in which month the Disclosures were provided to applicants. It is expected that this functionality will become available in subsequent system releases.

Disclosure Issued Disclosure Applications Receives Disclosure Applications Returned to Applicant or Registered Body Applications because of errors
Mar 21 2,765
Apr 2,798 39,713
May 19,446 87,865 6,980
Jun 34,900 90,204 1,921
Jul 89,086 159,393 23,047
Aug 110,411 144,030 19,034
Sep 132,735 204,868 19,601
Oct 92,974 130,773 5,571