Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on educational providers not using information about spent criminal records to deny access to courses for young people.
The Justice Select Committee published its report on the disclosure of youth criminal records on 27 October 2017. Government will look carefully at its recommendations and will publish a response in due course. This process will include discussion with the Department for Education where relevant.