House of Lords written question – answered at on 2 June 2008.
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if information provided in the National Staff Dismissal Register is inaccurate and results in a job offer being withdrawn; and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.
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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No16 people think not
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