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Written question asked by Lord Field of Birkenhead (Independent (affiliation)) on Monday, 26 November 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 28 November 2018. It was answered by Victoria Atkins (Conservative) on Monday, 3 December 2018 on behalf of the Home Office.


Vetting

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have an offence of persistently soliciting under section 1 of the Vagrancy Act 1898 on their Disclosure and Barring Service record.

Answer

The Disclosure and Barring Service have not disclosed any offences under s1 of the Vagrancy Act 1898 since 29 May 2013 to 30 September 2018. The current rules governing the disclosure of offences came into force on 29 May 2013.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
195511
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Prostitution Vetting
Legislation
Vagrancy Act 1898
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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