Do I need to declare my spent conviction?

Only unspent convictions matter. If your conviction is spent, you don’t need to declare it when you apply for insurance, even if you’re asked. Insurance cover might be more expensive if you have an unspent conviction.

Do spent convictions show on DBS?

What information can be removed from standard or enhanced DBS checks? Some cautions and spent convictions can become ‘protected’. Once protected, they are ‘filtered’, meaning they won’t be disclosed on standard or enhanced DBS checks. Filtered cautions and convictions do not appear on a standard or enhanced DBS check.

Do you have to declare spent convictions for DBS checks?

Do You Have To Declare Spent Convictions For DBS Checks? A spent conviction refers to any offence or issued warning which, as determined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, is not supposed to be considered by employers during their hiring process.

Do you have to declare a spent conviction?

You might choose to, but you don’t have to, unless you are in one of the excluded or excepted occupations, for which spent convictions have to be declared (for example a medical doctor).

Do you have to declare spent convictions in care check?

Standard and enhanced DBS checks are usually only attained in relation to candidates who apply for roles that would involve working with children and vulnerable young people. Even with these more detailed DBS checks, an employer can only question you about convictions and cautions if they are not protected by the DBS filtering process.

When does a spent conviction become public information?

And under the Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016, a range of minor offences become spent after 7 years. This means that an adult convicted of an offence covered by the Act does not have to disclose the conviction after 7 years, except in certain circumstances.

Do you have to declare spent convictions and cautions?

This exemption meant that applicants had to declare spent convictions and cautions when applying for such roles. However, reforms in recent years have resulted in changes to the regime.

What kind of jobs require disclosure of spent convictions?

Below is a brief list of the types of jobs that might require you to disclose spent convictions: Doctors, dentists, midwives and nurses. Solicitors. Accountants. School based jobs. Jobs with social services providers. Jobs that involve the supervision or training of people under the age of 18.

What happens if you fail to disclose a spent conviction?

As a general rule, you would not be breaching any employment contract if you failed to disclose a spent conviction and, if you were dismissed for failing to disclose a spent conviction, then you may have legitimate grounds to bring a case of unfair dismissal.

How long does it take for a driving conviction to be spent?

According to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, convictions are “spent” after 5 years, which don’t require you to disclose them to your insurance provider after that time. Below is a list of motoring conviction complete with the driving licence conviction codes and the amount of penalty points you could receive for each offence.