§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what cross-checking is carried out of names recorded on list 99 against those on the Department of Health's consultancy index. [32591]
§ Mr. Robin SquireThe Department of Health consultancy index includes details of people on the Department's list 99. The Department of Health receives an up to date copy of list 99 each year, and is notified of changes as names are added or removed throughout the year.
§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment (1) how many applications there have been to check names against list 99 in each of the last five years; [32597]
(2) how many names have been on the Department for Education and Employment list 99 in each of the last five years; [32596]
(3) how many names have been removed from list 99 in each of the last five years. [32592]
§ Mr. SquireStatistics about the number of checks made against list 99 are not collected centrally. The majority of checks are carried out by local education authorities and establishments of further education which hold copies of the list.
The number of people on list 99 varies as cases are dealt with throughout the year. The most recent version of the list, issued in April, contained details of 1,882 people who are either barred from teaching and related employment in England and Wales, or are subject to restrictions on their employment. The table shows the number of people added to, and removed from, the list in each of the last five years.
Period Number added Number removed 1 April 1991 to 31 March 1992 57 4 1 April 1992 to 31 March 1993 49 5 1 April 1993 to 31 March 1994 54 5 1 April 1994 to 31 March 1995 98 10 1 April 1995 to 31 March 1996 85 5