I. Letter dated 15/10/2013 from Lord McNally to the Deposited Papers Clerk regarding a document for deposit in the Libraries. 1p. II. Framework agreement between the Ministry of Justice and the Information Commissioner's Office. Revised to take account of the commencement of relevant sections of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 under the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Commencement No 8) Order 2013. Incl. annex. 20p.

I. Letter dated 15/10/2013 from Lord McNally to the Deposited Papers Clerk regarding a document for deposit in the Libraries. 1p. II. Framework agreement between the Ministry of Justice and the Information Commissioner's Office. Revised to take account of the commencement of relevant sections of the Protection of Freedoms Act...

Motion to consider agreed to on question.

Motion to consider agreed to on question.

My Lords, I am sure that the Grand Committee will be aware that the Government have introduced effective measures to scale back the former vetting and barring scheme and to return to a more common-sense approach to handling criminal record checks through the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012. Measures in...

My Lords, I am sure that the Grand Committee will be aware that the Government have introduced effective measures to scale back the former vetting and barring scheme and to return to a more common-sense approach to handling criminal record checks through the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012. Measures in...

My Lords, I thank my noble friend the Minister for explaining this statutory instrument. I have no reason to object to the streamlining of these organisations. It makes sense to bring together the collection and dissemination of criminal records information and barring decisions and to maintain those lists. However, I...

My Lords, I thank my noble friend the Minister for explaining this statutory instrument. I have no reason to object to the streamlining of these organisations. It makes sense to bring together the collection and dissemination of criminal records information and barring decisions and to maintain those lists. However, I...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for his explanation and the information he gave in speaking to this order. I appreciate that orders of this kind often necessitate a long list of amendments. There is always the hope that the Explanatory Notes will make it clearer and they rarely do....

My Lords, I thank the Minister for his explanation and the information he gave in speaking to this order. I appreciate that orders of this kind often necessitate a long list of amendments. There is always the hope that the Explanatory Notes will make it clearer and they rarely do....

The noble Baroness has been true to form in providing the Minister with lots of questions—quite rightly—to challenge his knowledge of the subject. I have taken quite an interest in this particular area, because, as Minister for Criminal Information, my Home Office responsibilities include the current CRB and ISA and...

The noble Baroness has been true to form in providing the Minister with lots of questions—quite rightly—to challenge his knowledge of the subject. I have taken quite an interest in this particular area, because, as Minister for Criminal Information, my Home Office responsibilities include the current CRB and ISA and...

Perhaps I could correct something that the Minister said—that I am asking questions to challenge his knowledge of the subject. That is really not why I am asking them; I never doubt his knowledge of the subject. It is just because there are issues, when I am reading through an...

Perhaps I could correct something that the Minister said—that I am asking questions to challenge his knowledge of the subject. That is really not why I am asking them; I never doubt his knowledge of the subject. It is just because there are issues, when I am reading through an...

I do not attribute any base motive to the noble Baroness. However, it sets me on key, because these are legitimate questions, as she rightly points out, to which everyone has the right to know the answer. It has been helpful to be able to explain the main purpose of...

I do not attribute any base motive to the noble Baroness. However, it sets me on key, because these are legitimate questions, as she rightly points out, to which everyone has the right to know the answer. It has been helpful to be able to explain the main purpose of...

Letter dated 14/11/2012 from Jeremy Browne MP to Diana Johnson MP regarding barred list checks for persons working in schools. 2 p.

Letter dated 14/11/2012 from Jeremy Browne MP to Diana Johnson MP regarding barred list checks for persons working in schools. 2 p.

Motion to consider. Agreed to on question.

Motion to consider. Agreed to on question.