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Updated 2026-04-18 02:05

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Criminal Justice - ITV News

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Many criminal record checks unnecessary, new research

Our latest report, out today, reveals new evidence on the extent of unnecessary criminal record checks. Based on Freedom of Information Act requests, Criminal record checks: is the volume of disclosures proportionate?, finds that nearly three quarters of the million or so convictions revealed to employers each year in criminal records checks related to offences that were more than a decade old. … The report was previewed recently in *The Observer* newspaper. Speaking today, our Research...

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