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<p>The information requested is not held centrally and to obtain it would incur disproportionate
costs.</p><p> </p><p>New appointments to Defra undergo pre-employment criminal record
checks. Where a conviction is flagged, appointment is dependent on a role-specific
risk assessment. Convictions for the following offences result in the individual automatically
failing pre-employment checks and not being appointed: life sentences, arson, sexual
offences and hate and terror offences.</p><p> </p><p>Defra has participated in the
Going Forward into Employment Scheme for Ex-Offenders and has appointed to posts via
this scheme. We can confirm that the numbers appointed under this scheme are currently
less than 10. However, exact numbers may enable individuals to be identifiable and
the privacy and confidentiality of this information requires us to ensure individuals
are properly protected.</p>
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