It’s my pleasure.

I did like that they encouraged me to reapply once it has become spent because I had given a good interview and they would have no issue on having me onboard then.

However it will be interesting to see if that was just said out of wanting to get out of it for how. If I still haven’t secured a job in 1 year and 10 months time when it becomes spent I’d certainly apply again if the vacancy cropped up.

I've heard of another case a few weeks ago that fell at the "unspent" hurdle and that was for an overnight warehouse job. It's an absolute joke. I know unlock are trying to push movement on being unspent and I really hope they succeed, it's not fit for purpose. Thanks for sharing your journey, most of us here can relate to these frustrations.

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Fighting or Accepting - its difficult to know which is right and when.

I’ve spoken to Unlock a few times and they have advised there is no course to challenge it since they don’t have an appeals process and have said that the decision is final.

I will see if they will put it in writing for me.

I would ask them for something in writing, setting out the reasons for their decision.

I would ask them for something in writing, setting out the reasons for their decision. Then you can consider challenging it.

Bit of a weird explanation, it was just “because the nature of the offence and the complexity of our organisation”.

I did say, how did you come to the decision and was a risk assessment carried out and she said she would speak to central HR.

I thought the fact that the role has no relevance to my offence, that the PPU were happy & the fact none restrictions interfere with the role too would have went in my favour.

One good point, they said once it had become spent, reapply, so that makes me wonder if they have some sort of strict policy that says if it’s unspent it’s an automatic no.

Gutted for you but well done on getting as far as you did. Were they sympathetic enough or explain anymore?

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Fighting or Accepting - its difficult to know which is right and when.