2022/24968 - Vetting figures for 2020, 21

REQUEST

1. For the year 2020/21, please provide the number of individuals vetted prior to their being appointed or granted access to police assets.

1. Of those vetted, please specify the number who were (i) granted full clearance and the number who (ii) did not pass vetting.

The College of Policing Approved Professional Practice guidance entitled “APP on Vetting”, published in March 2021 includes this:

"3.4 Provisional or conditional clearances may be granted to an individual based on any known risks pending full clearance being received, or when an individual has been given a period of time to address any risks through the vetting clearance process."

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