HC Deb 11 April 2003 vol 403 c447W
Mr. Burstow

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what forecasts his Department made of the number of Criminal Records Bureau basic disclosures that would have been sought in the(a) first and (b) subsequent years of operation by members of the public. [102841]

Hilary Benn

In the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) Corporate and Business Plan published in April 2001 the forecast was for 2.8 million Disclosures in 2002–03. In the Plan published in April 2002, the forecasts for basic disclosures were 2.8 million in 2002–03 and 3.5 million in 2003–04.

Mr. Burstow

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to his statement of 27 February 2003,Official Report, columns 32–36WS, on the Criminal Records Bureau, what estimate he has made of the number of basic disclosures that will not be issued following indefinite postponement of basic disclosures. [101017]

Hilary Benn

No estimate has been made.