Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 51278
Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
Tabled: 9 May 2025
Answered: 19 May 2025
Question
James McMurdock
Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Answer
Sir Nicholas DakinThe Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (the ROA) sets out when an offender is considered to be ‘rehabilitated’ for the purposes of the Act and sets out the relevant rehabilitation periods for cautions and convictions, i.e. when a caution or conviction b...
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