§ Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbottsasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many staff are employed by the Criminal Records Bureau in the United Kingdom; whether the bureau uses other agencies in the United Kingdom; and how many people are employed overseas on the bureau's work. [HL5050]
§ Baroness Scotland of AsthalThe number of staff employed by the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) in the United Kingdom is 923, comprising staff employed by the agency, Capita and sub-contractors. The bureau does not use any other agencies in the United Kingdom. Data processing work relating to CRB applications has been outsourced by Capita and is undertaken on the Indian sub-continent. I am unable to provide accurate details of the total number of people employed by the sub-contractor, the British company Hays plc. The precise number employed fluctuates significantly, according to the amount of processing work that is contracted out.