Rehabilitation of Offenders (Amendment) Bill [HL]

My Lords, I commend the noble Lord, Lord Dholakia, for taking forward his Private Member’s Bill. I know that reform of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act is an important issue for him and one that he has raised consistently in this House. I hope the noble Lord will understand that the Government are currently considering reform of the ROA and that I am not in a position today to make any announcement in respect of that review. I hear what the noble Lord, Lord Bhatia, says and will ensure that my colleagues take his points into consideration. That said, this amendment seems entirely consistent with the intentions of the Bill, and I am happy to accept it. Amendment agreed. Clause 1, as amended, agreed. Clause 2 agreed. Bill reported with an amendment.