Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the Spent Conviction Bill/Act in the context of dealing with records for minor criminal offences committed a number of years previously; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56745/12]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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The Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012 was published on 2 May 2012 and passed Second Stage in the Seanad on 13 June 2012. The Bill provides for the non-disclosure of certain convictions in certain circumstances. However, anyone convicted of a sexual offence or who was sentenced to imprisonment for more than 12 months must continue to disclose their convictions, as must anyone wishing to work with children or vulnerable persons. It is my intention that the Bill will proceed to Committee Stage in the Seanad early in the New Year and that it will be enacted before next summer.