HC Deb 12 June 1990 vol 174 cc183-4W
Mr. Pawsey

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) how many outstanding applications there are for vetting teachers; and how many there were six months ago;

(2) what is the total number of teacher vetting requests his Department has received since the inception of the scheme;

(3) what is the longest period a local education authority has waited for the results of a teacher vetting application.

Mr. Alan Howarth

The Department does not handle vetting requests on behalf of local education authorities. The checks are made by local authorities directly with their local police force.