Members of Parliament should be subject to background checks, Labour MP says

DBS checks are required for certain jobs or voluntary roles, including those that involve working with children (Anthony Devlin/PA) - (PA Archive)

Members of Parliament should be subject to background checks to make everyone feel safer, a Labour MP has said.

Jo White said schools and care homes which are visited by MPs and peers would have “greater confidence” if disclosure and barring service (DBS) checks were conducted.