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Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2019 Baroness Barran moved that the draft Order laid before the House on 1 April 2019 be approved. Then Baroness Chakrabarti moved, as an amendment to the above motion, at the end insert “but that this House regrets that the Order introduces the provision for spent convictions and cautions to be disclosed to all future public inquiries, which risks undermining rehabilitation and a person’s private life, and calls on Her Majesty’s Government to respect protections afforded to offenders under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.” After debate, the amendment was agreed to (see division). Then the original motion, as amended, was agreed to.

Monday 20 May 2019 between 15:39 and 16:36

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Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2019 Baroness Barran moved that the draft Order laid before the House on 1 April 2019 be approved. Then Baroness Chakrabarti moved, as an amendment to the above motion, at the end insert “but that this House regrets that the Order introduces the provision for spent convictions and cautions to be disclosed to all future public inquiries, which risks undermining rehabilitation and a person’s private life, and calls on Her Majesty’s Government to respect protections afforded to offenders under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.” After debate, the amendment was agreed to (see division). Then the original motion, as amended, was agreed to.
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