Having an entry on a DBS certificate may result in you being refused a job, irrespective of how minor the offence and the disposal given. If you accept a caution for an offence under Schedule 3 of the Sexual Offences Act , this will also result in your being placed on the Sex Offenders Register for two years and possibly barred from working in regulated activity.
Depending on the nature of the offence, you may be refused entry onto a course. This is the case no matter what question an insurer asks you. Depending on the nature of the offence, the disclosure of a caution may result in your visa being refused. Further information about the entry requirements of other countries can be found here.
When are cautions disclosed? Basic criminal record checks Under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act, cautions become spent immediately and will therefore never be disclosed on a basic criminal record check.
Home Office guidance on cautions states that:. The significance of the admission of guilt in agreeing to accept a caution must be fully and clearly explained to the individual before they are cautioned. So before accepting a caution, think carefully about the impact it may have on you in the future. The evidence required by the police to issue a caution is the same as would be required to take a case to court.
So, if you refuse to accept a caution, the police could decide to refer your case to the Crown Prosecution Service who may decide to charge you and take you to court. In these situations, you may need need to disclose your caution and it may be disclosed on your DBS criminal records check. See Q89 for further guidance on whether your caution will be disclosed. Cautions will always remain on a person's record. There are only exceptional circumstances when a caution could be removed from a person's record and it is anticipated that such incidents will be rare.
Examples of such possible circumstances are that it was found that the original arrest or sample was unlawful or where it was found beyond all doubt that no offence existed.
Please see the link in the Related Information for further details. Search Go. Enter your town or postcode to see information from your local force. If you would like to discuss the possible removal of a police caution from your record, please get in touch with one of our specialist caution removal solicitors.
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