Previously, if you had more than one conviction, they would all be automatically disclosed The new rules apply to Standard and Enhanced DBS certificates processed on or after 28 November Job application forms relating to positions that are eligible for a Standard or Enhanced DBS Check will need to reflect the new rules so that: Employers ask the right questions Employees give the right legally accurate answer There is more guidance on this, including some template questions, in the DBS filtering guide.
Which convictions and cautions will be filtered from a DBS certificate? Convictions for non-specified offences will be eligible for filtering after: 5. Some examples of offences eligible for filtering include: Common assault Minor drugs offences only involving possession Many motoring offences Theft, if no violence is involved Examples of offences NOT eligible for filtering also known as specified offences include: Safeguarding offences Sexual offences Certain offences involving violence Drugs offences involving supply The full list of offences that will never be filtered from a DBS Check can be found here.
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When it is decided that there will be no further action on a matter does this information get removed? The basic certificate will disclose any unspent convictions on your record. An enhanced certificate with barring list will disclose the same information as an enhanced certificate.
Unless applying for particular types of work see below , a person who has spent cautions does not have to disclose them to prospective employers and employers cannot refuse to employ someone on the basis of spent convictions.
However, when applying for particular types of employment, for example, working with children or vulnerable adults, certain professions such as law, health care and pharmacy, senior management posts within certain sectors and employment where matters of national security are involved, the application form will state that it is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act In these situations, you may need need to disclose your caution and it may be disclosed on your DBS criminal records check.
See Q89 for further guidance on whether your caution will be disclosed. Cautions will always remain on a person's record. There are only exceptional circumstances when a caution could be removed from a person's record and it is anticipated that such incidents will be rare.
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