HC Deb 28 April 1988 vol 132 cc211-2W
Mr. Andrew F. Bennett

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) whether he is yet in a position to publish the outcome of his review of the case for extending to the voluntary sector the arrangements for disclosure of information about those seeking to work with children; and if he will make a statement;

(2) what safeguards have been devised to ensure that employers in the voluntary sector respect the confidentiality of information disclosed to them by the police under the arrangements for disclosure of information about those seeking to work with children.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

The Department is currently discussing with representatives of the voluntary sector detailed plans for the setting up of a national unit on a pilot basis which would act as a contact point between the police and selected voluntary organisations on the disclosure of information from police records on those seeking to work with children. These discussions will cover arrangements for ensuring that the confidentiality of information disclosed will be respected.