United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 10785
Care Workers: Vetting
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17 June 2026
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29 June 2026 · Answer
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29 June 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of processing times for DBS on the trends in the number of carers in the sector.
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17 June 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of processing times for DBS on the trends in the number of carers in the sector.
Source: Commons
29 June 2026
Answer
As part of the Department’s commissioned research, Understanding recruitment to the adult social care workforce, undertaken by the King’s Fund, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks are referenced in relation to recruitment and retention challenges....
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-06-17/10785
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1917292
- uk · wq-1917292 · source updated 29 June 2026