Question follow-through · 107395
Vetting: Education and Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of long-term potential impacts of the mandatory disclosure of criminal records on access to (a) employment and (b) education for offenders.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 21 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 26 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 29 Jan 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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- Criminal Proceedings: Standards · 8 Jun 2026
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- Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners · 7 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
21 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of long-term potential impacts of the mandatory disclosure of criminal records on access to (a) employment and (b) education for offenders.
26 Jan 2026
Target answer date
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29 Jan 2026
Answer published
We recognise the importance of removing barriers to employment for ex-offenders. Employment reduces the chance of reoffending significantly, by up to nine percentage points in the year following release, and a similar percentage point reduction for prison...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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Criminal Proceedings: Standards
8 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, about the steps his Department is taking to improve the (a) fairness and (b) transparency of the Single Justice Procedure.