Spent and Unspent Convictions

An unspent conviction is a criminal conviction that is still in the bounds of the rehabilitation period, In other words, not enough time has elapsed for the offence to be considered spent, Unspent convictions show up on all types of DBS check – basic, standard, and enhanced, You need to disclose any unspent conviction when applying for a job that asks for details on your criminal background

Rehabilitation Periods

If you have a conviction that is excluded from rehabilitation, then previous convictions that were unspent at the time would also never be spent, Any further convictions after the conviction which

Spent or Unspent?

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Once the conviction becomes spent, the person is not required to declare it when applying for most jobs, or motor insurance It is the case for all convictions not only road traffic convictions that where more than one sentence or penalty is imposed then the conviction may only become spent once the longest rehabilitation period which applies has ended, For more information on the

What Is The Difference Between Spent And Unspent Convictions?

Eligible convictions or cautions become spent after a specified period of time, The length of this period varies depending on the type of disposal administered or the length of the sentence imposed, Until this period has passed the conviction or caution is unspent, You can see a list of rehabilitation periods for the most common sentences and

Differences between unspent and spent convictions

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The Differences Between Spent and Unspent Convictions

You have a spent conviction if any criminal conviction you’ve previously committed has since been removed from your criminal record as per the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, which generally occurs due to the UK-mandated rehabilitation period ending, The time it takes for an unspent conviction to become spent depends on your age, the specifics of the sentence and whether you …

What is the difference between ‘Spent’ and ‘Unspent

In the UK, just as with many other places around the world, convictions are understood either to be ‘spent’ or ‘unspent’, For many people, receiving any criminal punishment makes them worry that they will be lumbered with that record for life, but thankfully this is not always the case, In the remainder of this article, we look at some key differences between ‘spent’ and ‘unspent

What are spent and unspent convictions?

Spent convictions are those convictions that have reached a set period as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and are removed from an individual’s criminal record, Unspent convictions are those records that have not yet reached this defined time and will appear on a Basic Criminal Record Check, For exact time periods relating […]

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Guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act

Explains the difference between spent and unspent convictions, outlines which convictions must be declared when applying for jobs and any exceptions, Skip to main content, Cookies on GOV,UK, We

Does A Criminal Record Stop You Getting

The first thing to do when looking at whether a conviction shows up on a DBS check is to work out whether the conviction is spent or unspent, Spent Convictions, To make life more fair for people convicted of offences, most convictions become spent at some point after the date the conviction was issued, In other words, when a conviction becomes spent, it drops off your criminal record and when

Is it spent? Poster

Click the image below to download our ‘Is it spent?’ poster which you can print out it is also available in hard-copy as an A3 poster – click here for more information, You can also use our disclosure calculator to work out when your criminal convictions become spent under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974,, The poster below is explained in more detail in our information section

The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act

They are exempt from the Act, If you apply for a job that is exempt from, or not covered by, the ROA, the employer is entitled to request details of spent and unspent convictions and cautions that are not protected i,e, eligible to be filtered and is entitled to take this information into account when determining your suitability for the job,

Rehabilitation of Offenders

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convictions, spent cautions and convictions need not be disclosed when filling in a form, or at an interview, for instance for a job, An employer cannot refuse to employ someone or dismiss someone because he or she has a spent caution or conviction unless an exception applies, The exceptions where you may have to declare spent cautions and convictions are listed on the Rehabilitation of

Can a candidate be rejected on the basis of an unspent

Can a candidate be rejected on the basis of an unspent conviction? While, with certain exceptions, it is unlawful under s,43b of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 to refuse to employ a “rehabilitated” person on the ground of a spent conviction, the same does not apply to unspent convictions, However, if an employer automatically rejects candidates with a criminal record, regardless

What is an Unspent Conviction?

According to Unlock, an independent UK charity for people with criminal records, over 11 million people in the UK have a criminal conviction – that’s almost 17% of the UK population, And before The Rehabilitation of Offender Act 1974 reforms in 2014, approximately 2,5 million people had ‘unspent convictions‘, while there are now only around 735,000 people with unspent convictions,