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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she had with the Secretary of State for Transport before that Department's announcement on changes to regulations on criminal record checks for taxi drivers.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she had with the Secretary of State for Transport before that Department's announcement on changes to regulations on criminal record checks for taxi drivers.
The new standards address a number of concerns raised in investigations into child sexual exploitation and abuse, including the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Exploitation in Rotherham, about safeguarding in taxis and private hire vehicles. The Home Secretary has made clear that such failures must never be repeated.
The Department for Transport has worked with Home Office ministers and officials to develop the changes.
John Spellar (Warley) (Lab):
The way the disclosure and barring scheme is operating is damaging and discriminatory. When I raised the matter with the Prime Minister last week, I got the usual Home Office guff that the Government were “considering the Supreme Court judgment.” That judgment was in January 2019— 18 months ago. The Lammy report highlighted the problem in 2017. Can we have no more dithering? Will the Prime Minister sort out that scandal now?
John Spellar (Warley) (Lab):
The way the disclosure and barring scheme is operating is damaging and discriminatory. When I raised the matter with the Prime Minister last week, I got the usual Home Office guff that the Government were “considering the Supreme Court judgment.” That judgment was in January 2019— 18 months ago. The Lammy report highlighted the problem in 2017. Can we have no more dithering? Will the Prime Minister sort out that scandal now?
I congratulate the right hon. Gentleman on returning so fast to the fray on that issue. He is absolutely right, and the best thing I can do is write to him immediately, setting out what we propose to do. There are issues with the DBS scheme, and every MP will have received representations from people who feel that they have been unfairly treated by it. The scheme needs looking at, and we shall do so urgently.
Prime Minister, the rehabilitation of offenders is supported right the way across the political spectrum, but the current operation of the Disclosure and Barring Service is a major obstacle to people turning their lives around. It is inefficient, unfair and, frankly, discriminatory. The Lammy report dealt with this in some depth nearly two years ago, so we do not need any more commissions or inquiries. We need action and an end to the endless Home Office obstruction and delay. You can break the logjam, Prime Minister. Will you do it?
Prime Minister, the rehabilitation of offenders is supported right the way across the political spectrum, but the current operation of the Disclosure and Barring Service is a major obstacle to people turning their lives around. It is inefficient, unfair and, frankly, discriminatory. The Lammy report dealt with this in some depth nearly two years ago, so we do not need any more commissions or inquiries. We need action and an end to the endless Home Office obstruction and delay. You can break the logjam, Prime Minister. Will you do it?
The right hon. Gentleman raises an incredibly important point. Any MP will have had very hard cases caused by the DBS system. It is important for the protection of children and young people, but we are considering the Supreme Court’s judgment and will set out our opinion in due course.
Does the Minister now accept that although the disclosure and barring scheme was a response to a real concern, it has become a bureaucratic nightmare? It has reversed the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and prevented people from turning their lives around and providing for themselves and their families, while also being deeply discriminatory. Following the decision of the Supreme Court, will she rapidly reform the DBS—not with endless consultations, but with some real action?
Does the Minister now accept that although the disclosure and barring scheme was a response to a real concern, it has become a bureaucratic nightmare? It has reversed the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and prevented people from turning their lives around and providing for themselves and their families, while also being deeply discriminatory. Following the decision of the Supreme Court, will she rapidly reform the DBS—not with endless consultations, but with some real action?
The right hon. Gentleman will know that Lord Sumption in the Supreme Court described the disclosure and barring scheme as a “coherent scheme of legislation”. The reason for the regime is to protect children and vulnerable people; that is the point of it. As Lord Sumption recognised, it balances public protection
with the rights of individuals to a private life. It applies only to certain jobs that are protected, and it is for employers to decide whether they give someone a job once they are armed with the facts. The scheme was supported by the Supreme Court.
The Minister of State said earlier that the best help for rehabilitation is to have a job. Do we not urgently need to reform the Disclosure and Barring Service system, so we still protect the public from dangerous criminals and dangerous people, but stop blighting the lives of hundreds of thousands of citizens who are trying to turn their lives around?
The Minister of State said earlier that the best help for rehabilitation is to have a job. Do we not urgently need to reform the Disclosure and Barring Service system, so we still protect the public from dangerous criminals and dangerous people, but stop blighting the lives of hundreds of thousands of citizens who are trying to turn their lives around?
I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for that question. There has obviously been a recent case on this. We need to look very carefully at this to ensure we get the balance right between protecting the public and ensuring that those who have committed a crime in the past are given a second chance and have the ability to turn their lives around. I am keen to look further at this in the light of the recent judgment.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps is his Department taking to ensure that people permitted to reside and work in the UK have the ability to (a) open bank accounts and (b) obtain employment while his Department are in possession of their passports.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps is his Department taking to ensure that people permitted to reside and work in the UK have the ability to (a) open bank accounts and (b) obtain employment while his Department are in possession of their passports.
Where migrants need to undergo a right to work check while their immigration application is outstanding and their documents are with the Home Office, their status can be confirmed by the employer contacting the Home Office employer checking service. Those applying to extend their stay in the UK are likely to have opened bank accounts already.
From November 2018, the majority of immigration applicants who apply to confirm or extend their stay in the UK, or apply for citizenship, will be managed by the Home Office’s new commercial partner Sopra Steria on behalf of UK Visas and Immigration. As part of this new service applicants will be able to retain their passport and supporting evidence as part of the application process.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer 25 June 2018 to Question 155681 on United Kingdom Security Vetting, how many of the five applications were refused.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer 25 June 2018 to Question 155681 on United Kingdom Security Vetting, how many of the five applications were refused.
None. Any information was disclosed lawfully in accordance with data protection legislation, balancing the necessity for the release with the protection of the individual's rights.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what requirement the UK Security Vetting Agency has to hand over vetting material to the police; how many such applications have been received by that agency; and how many such applications have been complied with by that agency in the last two...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what requirement the UK Security Vetting Agency has to hand over vetting material to the police; how many such applications have been received by that agency; and how many such applications have been complied with by that agency in the last two...
United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) has an obligation to act in accordance with Data Protection legislation.
UKSV was created on 1 January 2017, since this date there have been five applications for data to be shared with police authorities, all requests have been responded to in accordance with Data Protection Legislation.
To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, what (a) security and (b) immigration checks are made on casual staff working in Parliament.
To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, what (a) security and (b) immigration checks are made on casual staff working in Parliament.
The House Service ceased to engage casual workers last year. It does, however, engage staff supplied by agencies from time to time to meet unexpected demands and peaks of work.
Agency workers, in common with directly employed staff, are security cleared to Counter Terrorist Check (CTC) level and immigration/right to work checks are undertaken. The latter is done by requiring documentary evidence and in line with HMG’s Baseline Personal Security Standard.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether the changes announced under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 will also apply to CRB checks.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether the changes announced under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 will also apply to CRB checks.
The changes to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 which I announced on 13 February 2014, contained in the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012, are changes to the primary legislation and come into force in England and Wales on 10 March 2014. The measures shorten the rehabilitation periods for most convictions, after which they are considered to be ‘spent', and extend the scope of the 1974 Act to allow for custodial sentences of up to, and including, four years to become spent after a specified period of time. Previously the longest custodial sentence which could become spent was 30 months. Once spent, cautions and convictions do not have to be disclosed for most purposes. The amendments will mean that more convictions may become spent earlier and will not be included in criminal conviction certificates which show only unspent conditional cautions and convictions, commonly known as basic disclosure certificates, and which can be requested by any employer. These reforms will give offenders who have served their sentence and have turned their back on crime a fair chance of getting their lives back on track.
These changes do not affect the content of standard and enhanced disclosure certificates issued by the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly the Criminal Records Bureau) as these certificates include certain spent caution and conviction information in addition to unspent conviction information. These certificates may only be requested by employers and others where the occupation or activity is listed on the Exceptions Order to the 1974 Act. The Exceptions Order covers sensitive occupations, such as working unsupervised with children, and allows for fuller disclosure of criminal record information in order to maintain public protection. However, in response to a Court of Appeal judgment handed down in January 2013, the Government amended the Exceptions Order last year to provide that certain old and minor spent cautions and convictions are protected and are no longer routinely included in standard and enhanced criminal record certificates issued by the Disclosure and Barring Service.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what information her Department currently holds on the number of Criminal Records Bureau checks awaiting processing by the Metropolitan police.
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what information her Department currently holds on the number of Criminal Records Bureau checks awaiting processing by the Metropolitan police.
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As at 19 September 2012, there are 12,639 Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) checks awaiting processing by the Metropolitan police. The average turnaround time for these CRB checks is 13.82 days.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the effect of the time taken obtaining Criminal Records Bureau checks on individuals' ability to obtain employment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the effect of the time taken obtaining Criminal Records Bureau checks on individuals' ability to obtain employment.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent assessment she has made of the level of outstanding Criminal Records Bureau checks to be processed by the Metropolitan Police.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent assessment she has made of the level of outstanding Criminal Records Bureau checks to be processed by the Metropolitan Police.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what action her Department takes to prevent advocates of terrorism obtaining positions as teachers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what action her Department takes to prevent advocates of terrorism obtaining positions as teachers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what restrictions there are on individuals who have been sentenced to a term of imprisonment obtaining employment as teachers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what restrictions there are on individuals who have been sentenced to a term of imprisonment obtaining employment as teachers.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps his Department is taking to prevent abuse of the work permits scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps his Department is taking to prevent abuse of the work permits scheme.