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SSSA
Location Number of properties

Aberdeen

17

Bath

169

Belfast

3

Berwick upon Tweed

2

Birmingham

271

Blackburn

6

Blackpool

60

Bolton

17

Bournemouth

9

Bradford

2

Brighton

19

Bristol

437

Bromley

7

Cambridge

45

Canterbury

31

Cardiff

52

Carlisle

24

Chelmsford

8

Chester

36

Colchester

132

Coventry

30

Crewe

3

Croydon

9

Darlington

87

Dartford

3

Derby

5

Doncaster

8

Dorchester

10

Dudley

2

Dumfries

3

Dundee

29

Durham

4

Edinburgh

69

Enfield

2

Exeter

36

Falkirk

24

Glasgow

235

Gloucester

39

Guildford

168

Halifax

2

Harrow

11

Harrogate

13

Hemel Hempstead

4

Hereford

146

Huddersfield

2

Hull

82

Ilford

6

Inverness

18

Ipswich

87

Kensington Upon Thames

16

Kilmarnock

39

Kirkcaldy

8

Kirkwall

3

Lancaster

151

Llandrindod Wells

34

Leeds

35

Leicester

24

Lincoln

1

Liverpool

72

Llandudno

42

London E

214

London EC

10

London N

32

London NW

64

London SE

180

London SW

470

London W

72

London WC

1

Luton

17

Manchester

43

Medway

5

Middlesbrough

19

Milton Keynes

33

Motherwell

2

Newcastle

92

Newport

46

Northampton

1

Norwich

7

Nottingham

26

Oldham

3

Oxford

28

Paisley

7

Perth

14

Peterborough

9

Plymouth

31

Portsmouth

57

Preston

47

Reading

17

Redhill

10

Romford

6

Salisbury

122

Sheffield

38

Shrewsbury

7

Slough

23

Southampton

26

Southend On Sea

3

Stevenage

6

Stoke on Trent

13

Stockport

4

Sunderland

4

Sutton

2

Swansea

18

Swindon

86

Taunton

14

Telford

8

Tonbridge

47

Torquay

2

Truro

16

Twickenham

63

Uxbridge

1

Wakefield

15

Walsall

7

Warrington

23

Watford

5

Wigan

3

Wolverhampton

4

Worcester

7

York

61

Total

5,100


The SSFA/SSSA figures represent a snapshot of properties held. The total number of SSFA and SSSA held fluctuates from day to day as leases are terminated or taken on.


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Armed Forces: Vetting

Mrs. Humble: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent progress has been made to ensure that all those whose normal duties involve caring for, training, supervising or being in charge of vulnerable service personnel and those under the age of 18 are subject to monitoring under the provisions of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006. [294991]

Mr. Kevan Jones: The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 applies to all service personnel who perform 'regulated activity' duties and to which the Act ordinarily applies. Additionally, the Act contains provisions which enable the armed forces to request that those who supervise or train under-18s apply to be registered and monitored under the new Vetting and Barring Scheme (VBS), which was launched on 12 October 2009. To meet the increased safeguards introduced on that date, we have amended our policy and processes.

Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether members of the armed forces required to work with recruits under the age of 18 are required to undergo Independent Safeguarding Authority checks. [295616]

Mr. Kevan Jones [holding answer 26 October 2009]: Yes. Instructors within the Phase 1 and Phase 2 training environment, and their supervisors, will be subject to the Independent Safeguarding Authority registration and monitoring requirements when they become compulsory in November 2010.


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