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Rules and guidance for prison staff on what to do when a prisoner leaves the prison (being discharged).
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…
Discharge from bankruptcy, including suspending a bankrupt's period of discharge in cases of non-cooperation
Social and clinical supervisors should complete this joint form after a restricted patient has been conditionally discharged.
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 apply for bankruptcy: how long it lasts, bankruptcy restrictions, what happens to your home and assets when you're bankrupt.
Find out how to move your goods from inward processing into free circulation, another special procedure or re-export.
Clinical supervisors should complete this form to request the discharge of a restricted patient.
How to discharge your liability to a lifetime allowance charge, including new charges following the public service pensions remedy (McCloud).
This is the Mental Health Casework Section Guidance on the discharge of restricted patients.
How Business e-services customers (lenders) can discharge a mortgage through the portal.
When you need an environmental permit to discharge liquid effluent or waste water to surface water or the ground, and how to apply.
Guidance about discharges of registered and noted charges, aimed at conveyancers (practice guide 31).
Table showing local authority allocations of Discharge Funding in 2023 to 2024.
Guidance for staff involved in planning to discharge patients at risk of or experiencing homelessness, or who have no recourse to public funds.
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