| Heading: |
Offenders: Probation Service |
| Question ID: |
1786058 |
| UIN: |
HL5882 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-18 |
| Asking Member ID: |
452 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord Bradley
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
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 Probation Service. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-03-26 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
5364 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Lord Timpson
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Lord Timpson
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| Answer text: |
The vetting process includes review of any convictions that may lawfully be taken into account, in accordance with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. A balanced decision is made regarding offence history, based on the type of offence, the number of... |
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| Answering body ID: |
54 |
| Answering body name: |
Ministry of Justice |
| Tweeted: |
true |