HL Deb 14 January 1997 vol 577 c26WA
Lord Lester of Herne

Hill asked Her Majesty's Government:

Further to the statement made by Baroness B latch on 2nd December 1996 (H.L. Deb., col. 518), whether they will amend the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 so as to ensure that a caution which is not a criminal conviction is given no less favourable protection than is given to criminal convictions, including absolute discharges, conditional discharges, orders binding over to keep the peace and probation orders and if not, why not.

Baroness Blatch

We have no plans to do so. We do not believe that the non-application of the Act to cautions causes problems in practice.