Software used for vetting of police staff

Response

The following information has been provided by South Yorkshire Police IT team and Vetting Department.

1. What, if any, software is used for managing and tracking vetting of police staff? Corevet5

2. If purchased software is used, what was the start date, duration and value of the contract? Currently up for renewal 30/09/24. Last yearly cost was £9,324.23.

3. Is there an extension clause in the contract and, if so, the duration of the extension? The renewal has been done yearly if/when product is confirmed to be required, most recently through the YatH framework.

4. Has a decision been made yet on whether the contract is are being either extended or renewed? No. 

5. Who is the senior person/s (outside of procurement) responsible for managing the force staff vetting process? Force Vetting Manager & SIRO Dep Chief Constable.

Please note, every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that data has been extracted from data sources used by this force for police purposes. The detail collected to respond specifically to your request is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale recording systems and information assets.

The figures provided therefore are our best interpretation of relevance of data to your request, but you should be aware that the collation of figures/data for any requests may have limitations, and this should be taken into account when those data are used.

Police forces do not use generic systems or identical procedures for capturing the data. For these reasons this response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with responses you may receive from other police forces.