Earl of Erroll
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Lord Henley
My Lords, I do not have the precise words that I used on that occasion, but the noble Lord is probably right to imply that we were offering discretion to the police.
The Earl of Erroll
What percentage of these certificates would reveal either a criminal record or information that would bar these people from working?
Lord Henley
My Lords, I cannot answer that question, but I can say that in the 10 years in which this system has been running some 130,000 potentially unsuitable people have been prevented from working with children and vulnerable adults. The noble Earl can use that figure against the figure of 31 million and work out his own percentage.