Written question asked by Louise Ellman (Labour) on Thursday, 12 February 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 25 February 2004. It was answered by Hazel Blears (Labour) on Wednesday, 25 February 2004 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will commission research to assess the effectiveness of the Criminal Records Bureau in protecting children. - (Holding answer 23 February 2004).

Answer: Mrs. Ellman: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will commission research to assess the effectiveness of the Criminal Records Bureau in protecting children. [155978] Ms Blears: [holding answer 23 February 2004]: We shall build on research conducted in early 2003 which showed that employers found information supplied by the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) useful in making recruitment decisions, and that some one in five had decided not to appoint someone on the basis of information supplied by the CRB.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 418 c433W;418 c453W; 155978
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Children Criminal records Employment Protection Standards Vetting Research Criminal Records Bureau
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk