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	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

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	registered interest
	date	01/09/2023
	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	Ofcom: Staff
	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 and what proportion of (a) board members and (b) employees of Ofcom have previous experience in the industry that they regulate.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	195827
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2023 answer text <p><a href="https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/how-ofcom-is-run/ofcom-board" target="_blank">Ofcom’s board</a> has ten members, bringing together executive and non-executive members who have the expertise relevant for providing strategic direction to Ofcom. Of its ten members, five (50%) have experience working in the industries for which Ofcom is the regulator. Ofcom hires people from a range of professional backgrounds, including its regulated sectors, but does not hold data relating to employees’ previous work experience.</p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Sir John Whittingdale question first answered 12/09/2023 08:19:24 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies