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882502

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date	13/04/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to paragraph 45 of the Government response to the First Report of the Justice Committee, Session 2017-19, HC 416, which Departments have reported on exemptions to the Ban the Box scheme in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	135564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>The Civil Service chose to adopt the Ban the Box initiative in February 2016. The Cabinet Office issued guidance for departmental recruitment and HR teams to support departments to ensure their recruitment practices were in line with the Ban the Box initiative. For many organisations, the guidance formalised the good practice which already operated across the Civil Service. Departments have processes in place to approve exceptions. The Cabinet Office have not asked Departments to report on exceptions to the Ban the Box Scheme in the last 12 months.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden grouped question UIN 135565 question first answered 23/04/2018 10:38:55 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

882503

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the Government's implementation plan is for banning the box on job applications.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	135565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>The Civil Service chose to adopt the Ban the Box initiative in February 2016. The Cabinet Office issued guidance for departmental recruitment and HR teams to support departments to ensure their recruitment practices were in line with the Ban the Box initiative. For many organisations, the guidance formalised the good practice which already operated across the Civil Service. Departments have processes in place to approve exceptions. The Cabinet Office have not asked Departments to report on exceptions to the Ban the Box Scheme in the last 12 months.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden grouped question UIN 135564 question first answered 23/04/2018 10:38:55 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

882504

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what proportion of job roles advertised within his Department in (a) 2016 and (b) 2017 excluded the box under the Ban the Box initiative.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	135566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>No Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), Serious Fraud Office (SFO), Attorney General’s Office (AGO), or Government Legal Department (GLD) advertised job roles in 2016 and 2017 included a declaration box for candidates to declare a criminal record.</p><p>HMCPSI had one new recruitment in each of these years. The tick box was included in the campaign in 2016, but was removed in 2017.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 30/04/2018 07:07:13 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

882506

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of job roles advertised within his Department in (a) 2016 and (b) 2017 excluded the box under the Ban the Box initiative.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	135568
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>No job roles advertised by the Cabinet Office during 2016 and 2017 were excluded from the ‘Ban the Box’ initiative.</p><p>The Cabinet Office embraces and encourages diversity across its workforce; therefore none of our job application forms either digitally or physically requires disclosure of criminal convictions, and therefore meets the requirements of ‘Ban the Box’.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden grouped question UIN 135607 question first answered 23/04/2018 10:27:50 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

882507

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what proportion of job roles advertised within his Department in (a) 2016 and (b) 2017 excluded the box under the Ban the Box initiative.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	135569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>The Department has implemented the measures announced by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister on 8 February 2016.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 23/04/2018 16:29:51 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

882508

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of job roles advertised within his Department in (a) 2016 and (b) 2017 excluded the box under the Ban the Box initiative.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	135570
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>All job roles advertised throughout 2016 and 2017 excluded the box under the Ban the Box initiative.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 23/04/2018 13:14:56 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

882509

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of job roles advertised within his Department in (a) 2016 and (b) 2017 excluded the box under the Ban the Box initiative.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	135571
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>The department is fully compliant with the Ban the Box initiative. No roles advertised in 2016 or 2017 required applicants to declare details of previous convictions.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 23/04/2018 16:56:11 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

882510

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
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: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of job roles advertised within his Department in (a) 2016 and (b) 2017 excluded the box under the Ban the Box initiative.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	135572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2018 answer text <p>Core Defra was already compliant with the ‘Ban the Box’ initiative when it was adopted by the Civil Service in February 2016. Therefore, in both years a) 2016 and b) 2017, 100% of advertised jobs excluded the criminal record declaration box.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 135603 question first answered 20/04/2018 08:46:55 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

882511

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Department for Exiting the European Union: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what proportion of job roles advertised within his Department in (a) 2016 and (b) 2017 excluded the box under the Ban the Box initiative.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	135573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Exiting the European Union was set up in June 2016 based on Cabinet Office principles and guidelines and operates a recruitment process in line with the Ban the Box principles. Recruitment into the department from the external market commenced in November 2016, with campaigns run by Civil Service Resourcing, and all roles have been advertised in line with the Ban the Box initiative.</p><p><br>The Department for Exiting the European Union is committed to improving diversity of opportunity and creating an inclusive working environment that attracts the best talent from the widest possible pool.<strong><br></strong></p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker grouped question UIN 135602 question first answered 23/04/2018 13:24:48 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

882512

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of job roles advertised within her Department in (a) 2016 and (b) 2017 excluded the box under the Ban the Box initiative.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	135574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2018 answer text <p>DFID applies the Ban the Box initiative to all recruitment campaigns subject to any exceptions for jobs with specific security requirements.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 135601 question first answered 20/04/2018 11:05:13 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake