Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 111257

Criminal Proceedings: Equality

Tabled: 5 February 2026
Answered: 13 February 2026

Question

Gurinder Singh Josan

LabourSmethwick

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what research he has undertaken into (a) inequalities in the criminal justice system and (b) the impact of DBS checks on those inequalities.

Answer

Sarah Sackman
Equality before the law is a fundamental principle of our criminal justice system. We are committed to working in partnership with ethnic minority communities, stakeholders and delivery partners to seize opportunities and remove barriers to racial equalit...

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