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A table of rehabilitation periods for the most common sentences and disposals, and example scenarios.
When to tell a potential employer, university, college or insurance company about a criminal record, when it becomes 'spent' and what shows up on a DBS check.
You might need to tell an organisation about your criminal record when…
The information you need to give about a conviction or caution depends on:…
Use this tool to check if a conviction or caution is still on your basic…
A caution is an official warning from the police. It could be a: simple…
A court might order you to pay: a fine compensation to someone…
A court might give you a conviction for a driving offence, for example…
A court might: give you a prison sentence if you’re 18 or over give you a…
A court might give you: community service (‘community order’) if you’re 18…
A discharge is a type of conviction where a court finds you guilty but…
A court might give you a military conviction if they find you guilty of a…
A table of rehabilitation periods for the most common sentences and disposals applied to checks processed until 27 October 2023, and example scenarios.
Use this form to appeal to the Crown Court against a conviction, or a conviction and sentence.
OISC has created a table containing charges related to providing unlawful immigration advice or fraud and the arrest warrants of those who failed to appear at court.
Under the disregards and pardons scheme, you can get a historic conviction for gay sex offences removed.
The scheme to wipe historic convictions for homosexual activity has been expanded.
Wrongly convicted people will no longer face having “saved living costs” deducted from compensation payments following an update to guidance made today (Sunday 6 August).
A guide to applying for compensation under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme.
Guidance for applicants on how to apply for a disregard and pardon of convictions for decriminalised sex offences.
A company director and his pharmaceutical manufacturing company were sentenced in court today after pleading guilty to two charges of falsifying data that supported the shelf life of a medicine, adversely affecting its quality in order to obtain a licence...
Guidance for prosecutors and investigators on their asset recovery powers under Section 2A of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.
Trends in criminal justice system activity from October 2012 to September 2013.
How to appeal a decision by a Crown Court. Find out which forms you'll need and what the appeal process involves.
Use this form to appeal against a Crown Court conviction.
This report presents the trends from July 2012 to June 2013 of activity in the criminal justice system.
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