Ex-Offenders Will Be Able to Hide Criminal Record from Employers

New Government proposals will make it much harder for employers to investigate the criminal records of prospective employees. The key points of the proposals to reform the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act are as follows:

- Offenders jailed for four years or more would only have to disclose their criminal record for the first four years after their sentence finishes.
- Offenders jailed for less than four years would only have to disclose their criminal record for the first two years after their sentence finishes.
- Offenders who are not given a prison sentence would only have to disclose their criminal record for the first year after their sentence.
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