The Cabinet has decided to adopt a lenient policy in including minor offences in the police clearance report to be taken while leaving for foreign jobs.
Foreign job seekers have been requested to follow a lenient policy in this regard as they have not been able to get foreign job opportunities due to the inclusion of minor mistakes in the police report obtained before leaving for foreign jobs. It is said that this decision has been taken after considering those requests.
Accordingly, it has been decided not to include dishonest use under Section 378 of the Penal Code, criminal breach of trust under Section 389 to Section 392 of the Penal Code, cheating, poison, opium and dangerous drugs under the Medicines Ordinance Act under Section 400 to Section 403 of the Penal Code, for cases assigned before the Magistrate’s Court.
Apart from this, it is not necessary to include the same in the police clearance report in the event that a person has been acquitted of a legal matter.
But the cabinet has decided to include the offences under all the acts aimed at ensuring national security and the offences under the acts introduced under the Prevention of Terrorism Act in the police clearance report.
The foreign job seekers had presented matters to the Minister of Labor and Foreign Employment Mr. Manusha Nanayakkara, regarding the loss of employment opportunities due to the inclusion of minor offenses and acquittals in the police reports of workers leaving for Korean jobs and jobs in other countries.
He had drawn the attention of the Cabinet in this regard and requested to follow a lenient policy in submitting police reports.
