Number of SIA licence holders without a background check
Published 6 January 2025
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Request
Between 20 February 2020 and 1 December 2024, how many SIA licence holders had not completed a standard DBS check, enhanced DBS check, or background check from their country of origin?
Response
I can confirm that the SIA does hold this information.
The total number of SIA licence holders who did not complete a standard DBS check, enhanced check or background check from their country of origin within the requested timeframe is 0 (zero).
All SIA applications are subject to a criminality check by the relevant disclosure body: Disclosure and Barring Service for applicants in England and Wales, and those living overseas; Disclosure Scotland for applicants in Scotland; Access NI for applicants in Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland. Any applicants who spent 6 continuous months or more outside the UK during the 5 years before their application must provide evidence of a criminal record check (or sworn oath and character reference) for each country in which they lived.
[Ref: FOI 0534]