I was recently taken to the police station and given a police caution?

Question

Will this be recorded on a Police File and how long does it stay on there. The case was never moved on as it was my word against someone elses. I am currently applying for a new job and have had to fill in a CRB form which may detail this ?? What sorrt of information can I expect to be on file and would this be passed on on the standard CRB form ? Thanks BJ

Answer 1

A VERBAL caution is basically a slap on the wrist and doesn't really amount to much else. A WRITTEN caution is just a means to an end, like car accidents etc. Insurance companies like to know that the party at fault for the accident was "Told off" so that they don't do it again.
Don't worry about it too much BJ.

Answer 2

There are two different types of disclosure for a CRB form

Standard and Enhanced.

In the case of a standard disclosure being required only cautions held on the national police data base will be disclosed. In the case of enhanced disclosure, records of any cautions on file with local police forces will also be disclosed.

If, as seems the case, this was a caution issued at a local level where the police felt there was no need to register it on the national data base then it will not be picked up by a standard disclosure.

However if you are applying for a job which requires you to work closely with children or vulnerable people then enhanced disclosure will probably be required and your caution may well end up being disclosed.

For more information click on this link

http://www.disclosure.gov.uk/Default.aspx?page=1871

Brendan

Answer 3

There are two types of cautions:
Simple cautions
Conditional cautions
A simple caution (previously known as a formal caution) is an admission of guilt but is is not a form of sentence, nor is it a criminal conviction. No further action will be taken by the police following a simple caution.

A conditional caution is a formal warning with specific conditions attached to it, which the offender must comply with or face further action by the police.

Police impose conditional cautions when they think it is the most appropriate way to address the offender’s behaviour or to make reparation to the victim of the crime.
For example, a drug addict who steals a bottle of alcohol and sells it to fund his habit might be given a conditional caution requiring him to:
Pay back the cost of the alcohol to the shop owner
attend a drugs assessment and awareness programme
Failing to comply with the conditions attached to a caution will result in criminal proceedings for the original offence.
There are two sorts of conditions:
A Rehabilitative condition, which aims to change the behaviour of the offender
A Reparative condition, which aims to help you make good the harm you have caused, either to a person or to the local community
Issuing cautions
There are no rigid rules about the particular situations in which cautions should be used – this is at the discretion of senior police officers. The only exception to this is when indictable only offences are concerned, these must be referred to the Crown Prosecution Service.
A police officer may issue a caution instead of pressing charges against an offender if:
The offence is minor
It isn’t in the public interest to put them on trial
The administrative cost of prosecution outweighs the community benefit
Successful prosecution is unlikely
Police can seek advice from the Crown Prosecution Serivce about whether a simple caution is appropriate at any stage of the process.
The idea of a caution is to prevent reoffending. So if you offend again, you’re likely to be charged instead of getting a second caution unless:
The second offence is a minor offence unrelated to the first
two years has elapsed since the original offence
Will a caution go on my criminal record?
Neither a simple or a conditional caution is a conviction, however, it will be recorded on the police database and may be considered in court if you are tried for another offence. The record will remain on the police database for five years along with photographs, fingerprints and any other samples taken at the time.
If the victim of your offence requests your name and address for civil proceedings, the police are legally obliged to give this information out, so you may still be sued for damages.

Answer 4

You need a half hour free advice from a Solicitor. If you accept a caution it will always show on an Enhanced CRB check. If you refuse your case will have to go to the CPS who will most probably throw it in the bin. Cannot see in the UK that you would be charged for pushing your ex. The police just want an easy option. Good Luck.

Answer 5

i have been given a police caution in the past & it doesnt really amount to anything so dont worry about it. Its basically a slap on the wrist & the police will keep a record for a certain time in case u offend again. So dont worry it will be ok!

Answer 6

actually a caution is on police file although it is just a slap on the wrist basically saying don't do it again but these days police actually take finger prints and DNA samples if you have been arrested regardless of what it is for but it all depends what it is for whether you should put it down on an application form they don't want to know about petty crimes its just the big stuff they want to know i.e Fraud, Dishonesty,Arson etc

Answer 7

Forget the caution, it basically a telling of so it's not a criminal record.

Answer 8

Have a look at this web page: http://www.disclosure.gov.uk/Default.aspx?page=1871

It gives you answers to all the information you need to know and also has a helpline number

Good luck x

Answer 9

You have to actually be convicted of a crime by a court to have a police record.

Answer 10

you were cautioned
you still don't have a criminal record

unless you went to court and was convicted
there will be nothing
and should not effect your job application