What does Declaration subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 mean?
The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 gives people with spent convictions and cautions the right not to disclose them when applying for most jobs, and buying insurance. Apart from those given prison sentences of more than 4 years, most people with convictions will benefit from it at some point in their lives.
What roles are exempt from Rehabilitation of Offenders Act?
What positions are exempt?
- Jobs which involve working with children.
- Jobs in the legal system.
- Jobs in healthcare.
- Jobs in Accounting.
- Some transport jobs (such as Taxi Drivers)
- Jobs with animals (such as Vets, and RSPCA workers)
What are spent convictions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974?
Under the Act, following a specified period of time which varies according to the disposal administered or sentence passed, all cautions and convictions (except those resulting in prison sentences of over 30 months) are regarded as ‘spent’. As a result the offender is regarded as rehabilitated.
How long do convictions stay on your DBS?
If over 18 at the time of the offence, a conviction will be filtered 11 years after the date of the conviction, and a caution 6 years after the date of the caution, provided that the applicant did not go to prison, has not committed any other offence and the offence was not of a violent or sexual nature.
What jobs can’t I do with a criminal record UK?
Jobs that involve working with children or vulnerable adults. Senior roles in banking or finance. Law enforcement roles, including the police and judiciary. The military, navy and air force.
Do you have any unspent convictions as outlined in the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974?
Spent convictions are those convictions that have reached a set period as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and are removed from an individual’s criminal record. Unspent convictions are those records that have not yet reached this defined time and will appear on a Basic Criminal Record Check.
How long before a conviction is classed as spent?
Essentially, a conviction cannot become spent until the order ends. Some orders run for many years longer than the ‘main’ sentence. If someone received a 4 month prison sentence, this would be spent 2 years after the end of the full sentence.