Hi All
 I'm on a community order which is due to become spent end of October this year. No SHPO / just register for another 4 years. SO - the lowest of SA and not involving minors. My basic DBS should then be clear. No media reporting.  However, I informed my ex-employer (a more stupid thing than the offence itself) and was dismissed for gross misconduct. My letter to them detailed the offence and gave a sentencing date so my ex-employer put an investigator in court - as you can imagine this was catastrophic because all my former colleagues know. It's will also be mentioned on any reference.

This also means I obviously cannot have a LinkedIn account - like most people I had my enemies at work, some of whom wouldn't hesitate to dox me.

What is likely to change? My fantasy is that I return to my old life, get a new job in Finance and pick up where I left but I know deep down that won't happen.

Is a spent conviction for a SO a false dawn when you're still on the register? My problems are obviously dozens of former colleagues knowing I'm a registered SO, as well as any reference from my ex-employer likely to mention gross misconduct outside the office.
In this day and age, and with the ongoing focus on violence against women and girls, I'm not expecting any favours from my ex-employer.

So, my question is am I getting my hopes up? Or does the spent status of a SO have less impact than other offence?
I live in daily fear of someone putting something online, and I guess that will continue.