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18th February 2013

Delays to reforms to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974

"We're disappointed to announce that this morning we've received notification from the Government that the changes to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, due to come into force in Spring 2013, have been delayed. The Ministry of Justice provided us with the following:

"As you know, the commencement of the reforms are dependent on the necessary system changes being in place so that basic disclosure certificates for England and Wales will reflect the new rehabilitation periods. We had been aiming to commence the reforms by April 2013, however, it will not be possible to achieve the necessary system changes by that date and we are now looking at commencement in November.""

http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=45c161a5b068f45e640606f58&id=7d2571400c&e=369ac4ad54

Standard notes SN01841 - The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974

http://forum.unlock.org.uk/default.aspx?f=22&m=21072

The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 - Commons Library Standard Note

http://www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/SN01841

Letter from M0J on LASPO and ROA

http://forum.unlock.org.uk/default.aspx?f=22&m=21074