A Bill to amend the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; to make provision about rehabilitation periods.
House of Lords
2 May 2017
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This Bill would change the rules about how long someone's offence stays on their record under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. By amending rehabilitation periods, it could change when a conviction is treated as spent and how long it affects a person’s record. The aim is to help people move on after punishment while still protecting the public.
Currently in the Lords, at the second reading. It has not yet progressed to the House of Commons.
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26 May 2016
27 Jan 2017
Second reading - the general debate on all aspects of the Bill - took place on 27 January.
Committee stage - line by line examination of the Bill - is yet to be scheduled.
The 2016-2017 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
