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Disclosure - Rehabilitation of Offenders

deebee — Fri, 03 Apr 2020 22:28:13 GMT

Hi all, i'm hoping for somoe advice.
I am currently in the process of application for a number of jobs, however i have concerns over my disclosre period.
According to the revised Rehabillitation of Offenders Act, my sentence (a fine) should be spent 12 months post the date of sentencing.

I applied for a basic disclosure certificate (to check and ensure it has been removed from that level of check) and it is still sitting on record.

I have sent this information to my solicitor and to my surprise his response was "even after 35 years i am confused by the disclosure rules".

My question - how can i facilitate or instigate the removal of my conviction or "make it spent" on a basic disclosure check.

Really hope someone has an answer for this
Thanks

RE: Disclosure - Rehabilitation of Offenders

Simon1983 — Fri, 03 Apr 2020 22:28:13 GMT

It is a stupid system, it is even more ridiculous that until a person is caught out by a compensation order still showing on a DBS they were not aware there conviction was not spent.

so looking deeper in to it they could have been inadvertently giving wrong info to insurance companies etc etc

the courts do not even make people aware they need to inform DBS that they have made the payment the system is backwards

RE: Disclosure - Rehabilitation of Offenders

Rufus — Fri, 03 Apr 2020 21:55:34 GMT

I think its ridiculous that the DBS have no way of knowing if you have paid a compensation order or not and you have to provide additional proof - you would soon be arrested if you did not pay it, so how can they not know.

RE: Disclosure - Rehabilitation of Offenders

AB2014 — Thu, 06 Feb 2020 09:03:06 GMT

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[b]deebee - 6 Feb 20 8:37 AM[/b]

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One of the biggest problems can be with "relevant orders". If you were also given compensation, or something like a restraining order or a ban on keeping animals, or being a company director, then the conviction won't become spent while that order is in force. As compensation is imposed by means of a compensation order, if you get that, you need to give the DBS proof of payment or they will assume you haven't paid it yet. If you're still not sure, you can contact the Unlock Helpline.