﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><channel><title>theForum » Criminal record checks for employment (including DBS checks) » Basic criminal record checks » What's disclosed on a basic criminal record check  » Help with understanding CRB/ ACRO</title><generator>InstantForum 2016-2 Final</generator><description>theForum</description><link>https://forum.unlock.org.uk/</link><webMaster>theForum</webMaster><lastBuildDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 12:05:18 GMT</lastBuildDate><ttl>20</ttl><item><title>Help with understanding CRB/ ACRO</title><link>https://forum.unlock.org.uk/FindPost25538.aspx</link><description>Hi&lt;br/&gt;Im still stumped understanding ACRO and what to disclose ..&lt;br/&gt;I have got my ACRO through the post to see what i did get charged with etc&amp;nbsp;&lt;br/&gt;What im struggling with is what i have to disclose as it was basically all the same thing just different years etc without going into too much it reads..&lt;br/&gt;Offence count 1 NFA (no further action)&lt;br/&gt;Offence count 2 1 imprisonment 6 years&lt;br/&gt;Offence count 3 1 imprisonment 6 years concurrent&lt;br/&gt;Offence count 4 1 imprisonment 2 years concurrent&lt;br/&gt;Offence count 5 1 imprisonment 2 years concurrent&lt;br/&gt;Offence count 6 1 imprisonment 1 year concurrent&lt;br/&gt;Offence count 7 &amp;nbsp;1 imprisonment 1 year concurrent&lt;br/&gt;Offence count 8 1 imprisonment 1 year concurrent&lt;br/&gt;So does that mean i have 8 separate offences or do i have one offence, Offence 2 which was 6 years ?&lt;br/&gt;Or should i get my Criminal record as i remember my prison paperwork only having one offence and when i went to D cat my probation officer said only one offence in your life wow i'm used to seeing a list ..&lt;br/&gt;Confused..Removed&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2018 09:27:03 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>east72</dc:creator></item><item><title>RE: Help with understanding CRB/ ACRO</title><link>https://forum.unlock.org.uk/FindPost25590.aspx</link><description>&lt;div data-id="25538" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1537259082289"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="25538" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="25538" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="25538" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;east72 - 14 Sep 18 6:38 PM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-25538"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;Hi&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Im still stumped understanding ACRO and what to disclose ..&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I have got my ACRO through the post to see what i did get charged with etc&amp;nbsp;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;What im struggling with is what i have to disclose as it was basically all the same thing just different years etc without going into too much it reads..&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Offence count 1 NFA (no further action)&lt;br/&gt;Offence count 2 1 imprisonment 6 years&lt;br/&gt;Offence count 3 1 imprisonment 6 years concurrent&lt;br/&gt;Offence count 4 1 imprisonment 2 years concurrent&lt;br/&gt;Offence count 5 1 imprisonment 2 years concurrent&lt;br/&gt;Offence count 6 1 imprisonment 1 year concurrent&lt;br/&gt;Offence count 7 &amp;nbsp;1 imprisonment 1 year concurrent&lt;br/&gt;Offence count 8 1 imprisonment 1 year concurrent&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;So does that mean i have 8 separate offences or do i have one offence, Offence 2 which was 6 years ?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Or should i get my Criminal record as i remember my prison paperwork only having one offence and when i went to D cat my probation officer said only one offence in your life wow i'm used to seeing a list ..&lt;br/&gt;Confused..&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="25538"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;From what you've posted, your record would be treated as 7 convictions, as the NFA doesn't count. Many people assume that if you were in court once, you have only one conviction, but officially it goes by the number of charges on which you were convicted. In your case, you would have to disclose 7 convictions, and because of the 6-year sentences, none of these convictions will become spent. Sorry I couldn't give you better news.&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;:(&lt;/span&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2018 09:27:03 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>AB2014</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>