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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…
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…
Guidance on how health and care systems should support the safe and timely discharge of people who no longer need to stay in hospital.
How to meet the general binding rules if your septic tank or small sewage discharge treatment plant releases (discharges) waste water to a surface water.
Social and clinical supervisors should complete this joint form after a restricted patient has been conditionally discharged.
When you need an environmental permit to discharge liquid effluent or waste water to surface water or the ground, and how to apply.
Find out how to move your goods from inward processing into free circulation, another special procedure or re-export.
How Business e-services customers (lenders) can discharge a mortgage through the portal.
When you need a consent or permit to make a discharge from your reservoir and how to carry out a risk assessment.
How to meet the general binding rules if your septic tank or small sewage treatment plant releases (discharges) waste water to the ground.
Find out how to declare that your goods have been put to their authorised use, destroyed or re-exported.
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