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Criminal Records: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of simplifying the system of criminal record disclosure.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
20 May 2026
Target answer date
1 Jun 2026
Answer
1 Jun 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 20 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of simplifying the system of criminal record disclosure.

  2. 1 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 1 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    The Government is committed to supporting people with convictions to overcome barriers to employment and move away from reoffending.The criminal records disclosure regime plays an important role in striking a balance between the need to protect the public...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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