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Ministry of Defence: Offenders

Ministry of Defence written question – answered at on 13 March 2024.

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Photo of Philip Davies Philip Davies Conservative, Shipley

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many civil servants in his Department have a criminal conviction.

Photo of Andrew Murrison Andrew Murrison The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence

This information is not centrally held and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. However, Civil Service applicants must declare any criminal convictions during the application process. This is reviewed during the security clearance process run by UKSV. The Ministry of Defence does not routinely employ people with unspent convictions.

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  • (Citation: HC Deb, 13 March 2024, cW)

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