Court results PNC transfer
The transfer of responsibility for inputting court results onto the PNC should be reaffirmed by the Court Service and the Home Office and, if possible, accelerated ahead of the 2006 target. At the least, that deadline must be met.
How was this assessed?
Response
Accepted
Response
AcceptedThe Home Secretary made a statement to Parliament on 22 June 2004, the day the Bichard Inquiry Report was published, accepting all 31 recommendations in full. The government stated it was "in principle, accepting Sir Michael's main recommendations and will act on them immediately." Implementation led to the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 and the creation of the Independent Safeguarding Authority (now the Disclosure and Barring Service). By February 2007, 21 of the 31 recommendations had been fully or substantially completed. See Hansard, 22 June 2004.
Progress Timeline
Transfer of responsibility for inputting court results onto the PNC substantially completed through HMCTS reforms. Court results now routinely uploaded to PNC via integrated criminal justice systems.
Parliamentary debate noted significant delays in transferring responsibility for inputting court results onto the PNC. Metropolitan Police took 185 days for 75% of court results inputting against a 10-day target.