2007-03-25 22:35:34 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
A criminal conviction is a finding of guilt by a magistrates' or crown court. Under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, most criminal convictions can become 'spent' or forgotten after a 'rehabilitation period'.
If you are applying for a job and they ask you to state any unspent convictions, you have to list any convictions that you are still in the 'rehabilitation period for'. You can see a list of various rehabilitation periods here:
http://www.yourrights.org.uk/your-rights/chapters/privacy/spent-convictions-and-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders/how-convictions-become-spent.shtml
Some convictions never become spent - if you were sentenced to two and a half years or more, the conviction must always be declared.
If you were convicted of a crime and given a fine but no custodial sentence, this would be spent after 5 years.
There are some careers which require you to state any convictions, spent or unspend. You can see a list of these careers here:
http://www.yourrights.org.uk/your-rights/chapters/privacy/spent-convictions-and-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders/exceptions-to-the-roa.shtml
2007-03-25 22:40:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-06-02 15:42:32 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a time period governed by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act for which a criminal must wait after he has been sentenced before his conviction becomes 'spent' (forgotten about) and the offender is entitled to regard that offence as having not existed.
For some jobs criminal convictions never become spent.
2007-03-25 22:42:33 · answer #3 · answered by thinker 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When a conviction becomes spent depend on the nature of that conviction. Some serious criminal convictions receiving prison sentences of 5 or more years are never spent and remain on the criminal record for life.
2007-03-25 22:42:23 · answer #4 · answered by Cyrus M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first answer given is probably the best you will get but you should be aware that once you have a criminal record what ever the offence, large or small you will always have that record. Being spent means, as said, that you do not need to declare it but it still stays on your record. Even a Police caution stays on your record.
2007-03-25 23:53:48 · answer #5 · answered by ANF 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Criminal Records Search Database : http://SearchVerifyInfo.com/Official
2015-09-29 22:28:29 · answer #6 · answered by Allie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you are caught doing some thing bad again you will go to jail and you might have to serve time for the first crime as well.
2007-03-25 22:53:30 · answer #7 · answered by Granny 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋