Parliament urged to begin mandatory DBS criminal record checks on new MPs and peers

Parliament urged to begin mandatory DBS criminal record checks on new MPs and peers

Many local authorities already run DBS checks on elected officials but it's not standard practice in parliament.

43rd BC Parliament gets underway Feb 18 with many new MLAs - Island Social Trends

Sunday January 5, 2025 | VICTORIA, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends After the BC Throne Speech on February 18, the first sitting day of the 43rd Parliament will get rolling on Wednesday February 19. In the weeks that MLAs sit as the Legislative Assembly, their sitting days are Monday through Thursday. […] The post 43rd BC Parliament gets underway Feb 18 with many new MLAs appeared first on Island Social Trends.

Push for Mandatory Criminal Checks for MPs and Peers to Safeguard Vulnerable Communities

Parliament is being called upon to implement compulsory DBS criminal record screenings for new members of parliament and lords. While many local councils conduct these checks on their elected representatives, this has not yet become a routine procedure in parliament. Political reporter @serenabarksing Saturday, January 4, 2025, 2: Under new proposals introduced by a freshman Labour MP, both MPs and peers may be required to undergo criminal backg…

Parliament Urged To Begin Mandatory DBS Criminal Record Checks On New MPs And Peers - Great Yorkshire Radio

In a letter seen by Sky News, Jo White urged the leader of the Commons to examine whether a new committee set up to modernise parliament should force all new members to have checks due to their access to young and vulnerable people. She suggests in-depth background checks by the Disclosure and Barring Service – commonly known as DBS checks – as the initial stages of introducing MPs to parliament. Candidates are currently banned from running to b…

Parliament urged to begin mandatory DBS criminal record checks on new

MPs and peers could be forced to submit to criminal record checks under proposals submitted by a new Labour MP. In a letter seen by Sky News, Jo White urged the leader of the Commons to examine whether a new committee set up to modernise parliament should force all new members to have checks due to their access to young and vulnerable people. She suggests in-depth background checks by the Disclosure and Barring Service – commonly known as DBS ch…

MPs and peers urged to face DBS criminal checks

Labour MP Jo White demands that MPs and peers must undergo DBS checks to prevent risks to vulnerable people, believing it would make Parliament safer.