National Staff Dismissal Register

House of Lords written question – answered at on 2 June 2008.

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Photo of Lord Roberts of Llandudno Lord Roberts of Llandudno Spokesperson in the Lords, International Development, Spokesperson in the Lords, Welsh Affairs, Whip

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What role the Home Office is playing in the setting up and operation of the National Staff Dismissal Register; and

Whether the planned National Staff Dismissal Register will be compatible with the Data Protection Act 1998; and

Whether the planned National Staff Dismissal Register will be compatible with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; and

Whether employees will be notified if they are added to the National Staff Dismissal Register or turned down for a job opportunity due to their entry in the register; and

What steps an employee can take to sue for defamation of character if information provided in the National Staff Dismissal Register is inaccurate and results in a job offer being withdrawn; and

What conditions are attached to their funding of the National Staff Dismissal Register; and

What steps they have taken to ensure that employers do not abuse the planned National Staff Dismissal Register by providing false information on former employees; and

Whether employees added to the National Staff Dismissal Register will be able to see their entry; and

What legal steps employees will be able to take to have their name removed from the National Staff Dismissal Register.

Photo of Lord West of Spithead Lord West of Spithead Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Security and Counter-terrorism), Home Office, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office) (Security and Counter-terrorism)

The National Staff Dismissal Register is a commercial initiative of the Action Against Business Crime Group (AABC).

The Home Office, between 2004 and 2007, provided more than £1 million of funding to the group to set up and maintain 120 business crime reduction partnerships in towns and cities across England and Wales. All Home Office funding ceased in March 2007.

The Home Office has not been consulted about the setting up of the National Staff Dismissal Register and will not be involved in any way in its operation. It will be for AABC to ensure that the register complies with all relevant legislation.

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