Mr. Liam Herrick:

We have recommended that there be a general ground about persons with criminal convictions, rather than isolating a particular category of prisoner. There should be a general provision and then exemptions would be made, for example, for sensitive areas of employment. We can all appreciate that there are sensitive areas of employment where perhaps certain categories of convictions might raise particular challenges.

The question about the specific treatment of political prisoners is not one that we have considered. It is more that all prisoners should potentially be able to seek protection from discrimination.