§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what information he has in relation to the number of teachers, social workers, medical staff and associated staff who have been vetted by police before they are employed in jobs where they work with children; and whether his Department keeps information as to the number of people refused employment and the reasons therefor.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThe latest figures available are for the period 17 July 1986 to 31 August 1987. During this period, there were 161,276 requests for police checks under the arrangements introduced for the protection of children. Information about the professions for which these checks were carried out is not held centrally.
Information is not held centrally about the number of people refused employment as a result of information provided through these arrangements, as it is for employing authorities to determine what action to take in the light of this information and the other circumstances of the case.