Dashboard Enhanced criminal records checks

This dashboard shows information about how the Enhanced criminal records checks service is currently performing.

Transactions per year

no data

Apr 2015 to Mar 2016

Total cost

no data

Apr 2015 to Mar 2016

Cost per transaction

no data

Apr 2015 to Mar 2016

Transactions per quarter

Total number of transactions each quarter

Apr to June 2015952k

Dates Click to sort Number of applications Click to sort
1 October to 31 December 2014 984k
1 January to 31 March 2015 938k
1 April to 30 June 2015 952k
1 July to 30 September 2015 —
1 October to 31 December 2015 —
1 January to 31 March 2016 —

Digital take-up

Digital take-up rates each quarter

Apr to June 201569%

Dates Click to sort Percentage digital take-up Click to sort
1 October to 31 December 2014 59.7%
1 January to 31 March 2015 66.4%
1 April to 30 June 2015 69%
1 July to 30 September 2015 —
1 October to 31 December 2015 —
1 January to 31 March 2016 —

Data for criminal records checks by the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly the Criminal Records Bureau).

Other department or public body:

Disclosure and Barring Service

Ministerial department:

Home Office

User:

Individuals

Service costs paid by:

Fees and charges

Notes on costs

Cost of processing a paid DBS check application is based on 21% of the application figure shown above being free of charge. Used for cost recovery purposes. (As stated in annual accounts note 22). DBS is not yet able to separate cost of paper and digital application.

Other notes

Volumes relate to the number of checks completed.
DBS was formed from the former Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) and the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) in December 2012.
The start point of all data periods shown for this service is December 2012.

Help us improve GOV.UK

The form on this page is for reporting problems with this dashboard.

If you've had problems with the service that this dashboard is providing data for, please send details to the team responsible for the service.

Don't include personal or financial information, eg your National Insurance number or credit card details.