'Masterclass in incompetence' as new security checks for teachers run four years late and £229m over budget Upgrades to Britain’s safeguard background checking service have been branded “a masterclass in incompetence” by an influential committee of MPs. It follows a string of delays and spiralling costs in the project to modernise the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), the agency which allows employers to check if job candidates are suitable to work with children and vulnerable people. The modernisation programme is over four years late, and expected to come in some £229 million over budget. At the same time, the cost of performing DBS checks has increased. Customers are charged £13 a year for the ‘update service’, which ... Continue reading... https://www.msn.com/en-gb/finance/o...ars-late-and-c2-a3229m-over-budget/ar-AAxMubv
