Question

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether the Government Equalities Office operates a ban the box employment policy in respect of ex-offender job applicants with unspent convictions; and how many employees of the Government Equalities Office have unspent convictions.

The Government Equality Office’s recruitment policies are fully compliant with the Ban the Box initiative. The Government Equality Office does not hold information about how many employees have unspent convictions.