Disclosure and Barring Service

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department – in the House of Commons at on 15 July 2019.

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Photo of Sajid Javid Sajid Javid The Secretary of State for the Home Department

The Disclosure and Barring Service is a vital part of the safeguarding regime. The DBS issued more than 5 million certificates last year, which was more than the previous year. The Home Office, as the sponsoring Department, continues to oversee the DBS’s performance.