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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…
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Under the disregards and pardons scheme, you can get a historic conviction for gay sex offences removed.
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The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has today launched new guidance for corporates about self-reporting, co-operation and Deferred Prosecution Agreements (DPAs).
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This factsheet tells you when HMRC can suspend a penalty for careless inaccuracies in returns or documents and what to do if we suspend a penalty.
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