dose a criminal record stay with you for life?

Question

I have one conviction from more than 15 years ago and have never been in truble again ,I had a spier gun that I did not know you needed a lisence for ,so on my record I have a firearms offence,not good .My policeman buddy from canada says over there , there is a process after so many years it can be wiped out ,can anyone help ,as having such a conviction is not good when applying for work ec. . By the way I only got a 150 pound fine .

Answer 1

Sorry Smokey but you are wrong. If you have a conviction, and I had one at 14 years of age, it stays on your record at the Criminal records office for life. It is not however referred to after 7 years as this comes under the spent convictions tab under the rehabilitation of offenders act so you do not have to disclose it. If however you appear in court at a later date after the 7 years they can bring it up in court. I know this to be 100% correct. Hope it helps.

Answer 2

You have this criminal record for life. All is not lost as you have not bee convicted of an offence involving dishonesty. You are still then eligible for work that honesty is a paramount requirement. Some minor offences after a period o time become SPENT. You still have the record but for a lot of jobs and their applications such as insurance, you do not need to mention your convictions, even if asked. If you apply for work involving children you will have positive vetting as you would applying to security companies or banks.
Be good from now on and forget your past when you can and deal with the future. Best of luck.

Answer 3

Criminal Record Search Database : http://www.InfoSearchDetective.com/Official

Answer 4

yea well if ur in the uk,and ur not yet 21 then when ur 21 ur record will get deleted so i cant wait till im 21 wich will be soon but if ur over that age and as u say u aint been in trouble since then it might be deleted but as u say its a firearms offence wich aint good i have mates with the same offence and they still have there record but there just really bad ppl!goodluck anyway........

Answer 5

I am also in canada so I may be of little more help than your friend, but yes, here you can apply for a pardon. Here it can be done on your own but it is alot easier to do so with a lawyer.

A quick search of the official UK Gov't site seems to indicate that the same system applies there.

Answer 6

It does stay with you for life.
In the US- you could try getting a lawyer and attempt to have it expunged, but that is costly and would depend on the offense and the District Attorney's office would have to approve it.

It would only come out on a CCH check- complete criminal history check, and those are commonly used for employment purposes.

Answer 7

I was done for a tax disc 'misunderstanding' about 20 years ago. When I was stopped last year, the copper asked if I'd been in trouble before. "No" I said. "What about a little trouble with a tax disc?" he said. Looks like even the most minor things stick.

Answer 8

Depends what it's for - most have an expiry time, though offences regarding harm to children do not.

I would think yours has probably expired - try www.homeoffice.gov.uk, there'll be something there that shoudl tell you, or a link someone you can ask anyway.

Answer 9

yea, it is usually cleared after so many years, so you may want to find out by calling a court or police station, otehrwise by law you still need to report the offense to jobs and stuff

Answer 10

You are now qualified to run for the U.S. Congress:Congratulations.