Hi guys,  a quick story about myself and why I want to do this petition. When I was 19 I received a caution of possession of 0.3g of cannabis residue. At first, I wasn't paying much attention to it until recent years, when I met my fiancé who is American and our plan of moving to America has come to a complete stop. Not only my caution has affected my personal life, it has also made an impact on my career, I have worked from the bottom and became the youngest management in the history of my company and I had a very exciting opportunity to move to the US to support their marketing team however that plan is also currently on hold due to my caution.

The goal of this petition is to change the current system of offense record data retention. 

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 With over 12 million people in the UK who held a criminal record in 2022. Many have accepted a police caution in the past after being told by the police that it isn't the same as a criminal conviction and it won't appear on their criminal record, only to find many years later that it appears on their Acro and advanced criminal record checks affecting their ability to work, travel and immigrate.None of us should be judged by the actions of our weakest moments, but rather by the strength we show when and if we're given a second chance. 

Suggestion 
Police services keep the current rule of keeping conviction details on record until the offender turns 100, only for their own record. However, the record will not show on any background check such as DBS, Advanced DNS and Acro police report.

Or 

police services should drop the current rule of keeping conviction details on record until the offender turns 100. Those found guilty of shoplifting, drug possession or other minor crimes would be removed from the Police National Computer (PNC) database after 6 - 10 years.

Or 

Update the current Acro step-down module on minor crimes and remove "No live trace"/ "No further action" on the Acro police report as it still passively suggests a criminal history, preventing people from moving on with their lives.

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