HC Deb 19 May 2004 vol 421 cc1036-7W
Tim Loughton

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Criminal Records Bureau checks were carried out free for charities in each of the last 12 months; and at what cost to his Department. [169026]

Ms Blears

Information is not available to determine how many Criminal Records Bureau checks have been carried out for charities during the last 12 months. However, between April 2003 and March 2004, the

Month Number of enhanced disclosures issued free of charge for volunteers Cost (£) Number of standard disclosures issued free of charge for volunteers Cost (£) Overall cost (£)
April 2003 28,096 337,152 4,733 56,796 393,948
May 2003 26,220 314,640 3,853 46,236 360,876
June 2003 30,863 346,812 4,855 58,260 405,072
July 2003 30,863 895,027 5,031 120,744 1,015,771
August 2003 21285 617,265 2,911 69,864 687,129
September 2003 23,703 687,387 4,141 99,384 786,771
October 2003 35,853 1,039,737 6,590 158,160 1,197,897
November 2003 29,323 850,367 6,209 149,016 999,383
December 2003 25,214 731,206 4,734 113,616 844,822
January 2004 26,524 769,196 4,750 114,000 883,196
February 2004 32,975 956,275 5,671 136,104 1,092,379
March 2004 29,690 861,010 4,424 106,176 967,186
Overall total 9,634,430