Vetting

Home Department written question – answered am ar 10 Ionawr 2012.

Danfonwch hysbysiad imi am ddadleuon fel hyn

Photo of Steve Brine Steve Brine Ceidwadwyr, Winchester

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether she plans to introduce annual subscription fees for volunteers who undergo portable Criminal Records Bureau checks.

Photo of Lynne Featherstone Lynne Featherstone The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department

We are committed to reducing the barriers to volunteering and regular Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) checks will remain free of charge for volunteers. The decision on whether volunteers will have to pay for the new on-line service is still under consideration.

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