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Home Office written question – answered at on 13 April 2026.

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Photo of Andrew Griffith Andrew Griffith Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of DBS checks are requested for roles not involving regulated activity.

Photo of Jess Phillips Jess Phillips The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department

DBS received 7,434,323 applications across all levels of checks between 01/03/2025 and 28/02/2026. Of those, 3,580,685 (48%) applications were for roles not involved in regulated activity.

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  • (Citation: HC Deb, 13 April 2026, cW)

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