| Heading: |
NHS: Offenders |
| Question ID: |
1786057 |
| UIN: |
HL5881 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-18 |
| Asking Member ID: |
452 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord Bradley
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Lord Bradley
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what restrictions are placed on people convicted of a criminal offence who seek employment in the National Health Service. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-03-21 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
347 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Baroness Merron
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Baroness Merron
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| Answer text: |
Having a criminal record does not necessarily mean that a person cannot work in the National Health Service. Local employers should have robust and effective recruitment and background check requirements aligned with the NHS Employment Check Standards iss... |
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| Answering body ID: |
17 |
| Answering body name: |
Department of Health and Social Care |
| Tweeted: |
true |