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1693312

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date	04/03/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	UK Health Security Agency: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 26 February 2024 to Question 13942 on UK Health Security Agency: Finance, if she will break down the (a) sources and (b) amounts of the Other customers section.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	16638
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2024 answer text <p>The UK Health Security Agency is unable to provide the information requested because it is commercially sensitive.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 08/03/2024 14:05:56 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1693356

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Department for Business and Trade: Offenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many civil servants in her Department have a criminal conviction.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	16660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>DBT do not centrally hold data on employees with criminal convictions. This information will be captured and considered at application stage by the Government Recruitment Service through the BPSS checks. In line with wider <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.civil-service-careers.gov.uk%2Fprison-leaver-recruitment%2F%23%3A~%3Atext%3DThe%2520good%2520news%2520is%2520that%2Cwill%2520be%2520immediately%2520sifted%2520out&amp;data=05|02|parly.pqs%40businessandtrade.gov.uk|2d00add2b6394e99196508dc41e4230e|8fa217ec33aa46fbad96dfe68006bb86|0|0|638457695294969417|Unknown|TWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D|0|||&amp;sdata=irVOe77HfsqRM4Ihtj%2Bbb5tvd%2FQ4%2B1zLuJCDfldumrA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Civil Service guidance</a>, the Department does encourage applications from those with prior convictions via our recruitment campaigns on Civil Service Jobs. The department also supports the Going Forwards into Employment, Prison Leaver scheme which is an exception to the Civil Service Commission Recruitment Principles.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 12/03/2024 17:43:02 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1693357

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Offenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many civil servants in her Department have a criminal conviction.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	16661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>No civil servants at DCMS hold a criminal conviction.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 12/03/2024 16:59:33 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1693358

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Offenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many civil servants in her Department have a criminal conviction.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	16662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>The department does not collect or hold information on the criminal convictions of its civil servants.</p><p>The department does require that, prior to commencing employment, individuals have cleared the Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). This includes a check for live convictions and is the minimum level of clearance for all people working across the Civil Service. These checks are also carried out for existing civil servants moving into the department.</p><p>If checks highlight convictions, the department will consider the appointment if a conviction relates to any of the following: life sentences, arson, sexual offences, hate and terror offences, the department will also consider the specific offence against the nature of the business, i.e., a conviction for fraud may rule you out for a finance role (the department also undertakes an internal fraud database check, which identifies civil servants who have been dismissed for committing internal fraud, or who would have been dismissed had they not resigned).</p><p>The department is engaged in the ‘Civil Service Prison Leavers’ scheme but has not yet made any appointments. This scheme ensures that if an individual is a prison leaver, then having a criminal conviction is not a barrier to joining the Civil Service. The department only asks about criminal convictions once a job offer has been made and excepted and the BPSS checks completed.</p><p>The department expects its civil servants to abide by the Civil Service Code of Conduct and the departmental standards of behaviour. Employees must inform their manager if they are arrested, are charged and released, refused bail, or convicted of any criminal offence. If they fail to do so, the department will take disciplinary action for non-disclosure.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 12/03/2024 17:29:25 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1693359

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Offenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many civil servants in her Department have a criminal conviction.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	16663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero does not hold central records of criminal convictions. When joining the department all candidates undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check which checks for unspent criminal convictions. Where a candidate does have unspent criminal convictions, these are shared with the individual vacancy holder for them to consider as this is likely to have impact on individuals’ suitability for the role.</p><p> </p><p>The Department engages with the cross-government Going Forward into Employment (GFIE) schemes, including for prison leavers. The number of civil servants in the department on this scheme is less than 10. Given this number is relatively low the exact number is not provided in order to protect the identity of those individuals.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 12/03/2024 06:21:28 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1693360

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Offenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many civil servants in his Department have a criminal conviction.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	16664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2024 answer text <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> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 19/03/2024 14:40:03 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1693361

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Offenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many civil servants in his Department have a criminal conviction.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	16665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>Criminal record checks are made prior to appointment and we require individuals to inform the department of criminal convictions after appointment as set out in the staff handbook. The information is not collected centrally.</p> answering member constituency North Dorset answering member printed Simon Hoare question first answered 12/03/2024 16:11:54 answering member 4494 label Biography information for Simon Hoare
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1693362

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Offenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many civil servants in her Department have a criminal conviction.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	16666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology does not hold central records of criminal convictions. When joining the department all candidates undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check which checks for unspent criminal convictions. Where a candidate does have unspent criminal convictions, these are shared with the individual vacancy holder for them to consider as this is likely to have impact on individuals’ suitability for the role. The department is looking at how it can engage with the across government Going Forward into Employment (GFIE) schemes, including for prison leavers.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 12/03/2024 12:01:40 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1693363

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Offenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many civil servants in his Department have a criminal conviction.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	16667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>All employees of the Department are subject to appropriate levels of pre-employment checks and/or security clearance. As you will be aware, the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 allows certain eligible convictions or cautions to become “spent” after a specified period of time.</p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 12/03/2024 16:57:54 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1693575

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Department for Work and Pensions: Offenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many civil servants in his Department have a criminal conviction.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	16790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>The information requested is not collated centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 12/03/2024 14:02:41 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies