Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department operates a ban the box employment policy in respect of ex-offender job applicants with unspent convictions; and how many employees of his Department have unspent convictions.

I can confirm that the Treasury operates a ban the box employment policy in respect of ex-offender job applicants with unspent convictions. Although the Treasury does hold information of unspent convictions, the information requested could only be provided at a disproportionate cost.