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The police or Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) can give you a caution (warning) or a penalty notice if you commit a minor crime
Application form WCT to withdraw a caution.
Guidelines for police officers and Crown Prosecutors on how and when to issue a simple caution for minor offences or first-time offenders.
This document contains the following information: Draft Revised code of practice for conditional cautions - adults
Application form CCD: cancel a caution against dealings.
Lodging a caution against first registration and dealing with caution titles (practice guide 3).
Application form CCT: cancel a caution against first registration.
Form CT1: caution against first registration.
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.
Use this letter to get evidence a partner has been cautioned by police for child abuse, if you're applying for legal aid.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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