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To: UK Government
Disbarred by Association
Remove restrictions on any form of employment SOLELY because of criminality of OTHER persons who might reside in a household, whether related or not.
Why is this important?
Because this type of discrimination is absolutely abhorrent. Three hundred teachers have been prevented from teaching because somebody else in their household has a criminal record of a proscribed nature. The household could include lodgers, children, people who are being cared for by the relatives within the household. A wayward family member, or worse any person living in the house such as a lodger could precipitate suspension and even removal from a job. The restrictions are independent of timescale, and so a single criminal act from many years ago could precipitate problems for all others within the household.
