From time to time I have been asked by a newly convicted
offender of previous good character whether or not his/her (minor) offence eg travelling on public
transport without a valid ticket, would
have to be declared to interested parties, i.e. on job applications,
professional or educational bodies etc etc.
It used to be simple enough to reply with some prompting if necessary
from the L/A : not any more. TheDisclosure and Barring Service operates under different rules from its parent; the Criminal Records Bureau. It appears that as with many arms length
quangos its operating efficiency leaves something to be desired. The Information Commissioner’s Office has
today published news that further adds
to my increasing cynicism of the quality of the management of such
organisations as the DBS.
I ask myself whether the inefficiencies at the DBS and the
many other problems at similar myriad agencies in the news over the last few
years are on the increase or is it the case that increased investigation of
these agencies, often by journalists, is bringing them to our attention. Given the still to be determined results of
the Leveson Inquiry I would rather have the tabloids and others with their sometimes
lurid content on my breakfast table if I
so chose than “Hacked Off”`s proposed edited
versions.
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