HL Deb 10 April 2001 vol 624 c92WA
Lord Morris of Castle Morris

asked Her Majesty's Government:

When will they announce the fees to be charged for disclosures issued by the Criminal Records Bureau. [HL1588]

Lord Bassam of Brighton

We announced on 6 February that Standard and Enhanced Disclosures would be issued free of charge to volunteers, but that work was continuing on the general fee levels. We have now completed that task. We have made it clear that it remains our intention that the bureau will be self-financed by means of the charges that it makes, but we have been determined to keep fees as low as possible. We propose to charge a fee of £12 per disclosure. Regulations will be laid in due course.