A report published by the justice select committee in October argued that the current system for disclosure of youth criminal records has an adverse impact on access to employment, education, housing, insurance, travel visas and also undermines the principles of the youth justice system.
But in its formal response to the report, published today, the government said it will not consider changes to the current system until a legal challenge it is making to overturn a Court of Appeal judgment has been heard.
The Court of Appeal ruled in May 2017 that the criminal records disclosure scheme was "disproportionate and unlawful", but government has been granted permission to appeal the ruling, and a hearing before the Supreme Court is expected in June 2018.
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