Kevin Brennan
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(13 years, 5 months ago)
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Lynne Featherstone
I agree with my hon. Friend. Under part V of the Police Act 1997, all convictions, cautions, reprimands or warnings, both spent and unspent, held on the police national computer must be disclosed. Obviously, I cannot comment on this particular case, but young people’s life chances can be ruined by one incident when they were young. That is why these issues are being looked at as part of a review of the criminal records regime and the vetting and barring scheme.
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab)
Can the Minister confirm that anyone receiving an official caution is accepting their guilt and that, in reviewing Criminal Records Bureau checks, she should bear in mind the balance of risk and make sure that that is at the forefront of her thoughts on this issue at all times?
Lynne Featherstone
I have complete faith in the fact that the review will adopt a balanced viewpoint and understand all that it needs to look at.