evidence: 2023 Fact Sheet: NIHRC Legal Action on the Rehabilitation of Offenders in Northern Ireland [...] The report states that these disclosure requirements can, themselves, contribute to re-offending by impeding access to employment. They also produce barriers to many other areas in life including, education, training, volunteering, insurance, housing and travelling as well as access to financial products such as mortgages. The system imposes burdens on a significant number of people who are unlikely to commit further offences.[2] [...] Therefore, it remains that Offenders convicted with sentences over 30 months in Northern Ireland are prevented from having these past convictions deemed to be spent. The Commission is currently reviewing next steps after this judgment.