London criminal check delays a 'great concern' as jobs lost

In December 2016 Josephine McDermott reported concerns over the speed at which mandatory criminal checks were being completed by the Metropolitan Police. Analysis was done by the data unit.

Visualisation

• Line chart: Time taken for a DBS check by the Metropolitan Police
• Multiple bar chart: Where it takes the longest to process DBS checks

Data

• Google sheet: Average turnaround times for DBS checks April to October 2016
• CSV: Average turnaround times for DBS checks April to October 2016
• Government statistics: DBS checks: police performance summary