Question follow-through · 106744
NHS: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2025 to Question 86060 on NHS: Recruitment, what guidance has been provided to NHS bodies on the (a) length and (b) type of criminal conviction that would prev
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 19 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 21 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 26 Jan 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
19 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2025 to Question 86060 on NHS: Recruitment, what guidance has been provided to NHS bodies on the (a) length and (b) type of criminal conviction that would prev
21 Jan 2026
Target answer date
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26 Jan 2026
Answer published
The Department commissions NHS Employers to issue employer guidance under the NHS Employment Check Standards, which includes the criminal record check requirements in the National Health Service in England. The standards direct employers in the NHS to use...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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NHS England: Costs
21 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Pursuant to the answer of 5 January 2026, to Question 96853, on NHS England: Costs what estimate he has made of the (a) gross and (b) net number of civil servants who will leave the Civil Service d
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Mental Health Services
22 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to specialist treatment for people with severe Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) within community mental health services.
Mental Health Services: Waiting Lists
22 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time is for patients referred for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Exposure and Response Prevention therapy for OCD within NHS mental health services in England.
Mental Health Services
22 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has issued to NHS mental health providers on continuity of care when therapists leave posts or are absent for extended periods.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Mental Health Services
22 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients were referred to specialist OCD treatment centres commissioned by NHS England in each of the last five years.
Mental Health Services
22 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that patients receiving community mental health care are appropriately involved in decisions relating to their treatment plans and discharge from
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Mental Health Services
1 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to specialist treatment for people with severe Obsessive Compulsive Disorder within community mental health services.
Health Mission Board
1 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the answer of 10 April 2026 to Question 122498, whether the NHS Fit for the Future Mission Board has been dissolved as a standalone body.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Mental Health Services
2 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients were referred to specialist OCD treatment centres commissioned by NHS England in each of the last five years.
Department of Health and Social Care: Stonewall
29 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether any of his Department’s Arm’s Length Bodies (a) affiliate or (b) subscribe to Stonewall and its services.
Department of Health and Social Care: Facilities Agreements
30 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) his Department and (b) NHS England plan to issue revised guidance on trade union facility time in (i) the NHS and (ii) Arm’s Length Bodies.
Health Mission Board
30 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the answer of 10 April 2026 to Question 122498, what the names and membership are of the delivery-focused forums other than the departmental board.