Police Caution Questions and Answers

1 11, 2023

What are the new Diversionary and Community Cautions and how will they affect you?

By |November 1st, 2023|Tags: , , , , |

If you have ever been involved in a minor criminal offence, such as shoplifting, assault, public order issues, criminal damage, or drug possession, you may have been offered an out of court disposal (OOCD) by the police. An OOCD is a way of dealing with low-level offending without going to court, which can save

26 10, 2023

Will a police caution affect a visa?

By |October 26th, 2023|Tags: , , , , , |

If you have ever been arrested, cautioned, warned, or issued with a penalty notice by the police, you may be wondering if this will affect your ability to travel or immigrate to another country. The answer to this question depends on several factors, such as the type and severity of the offence, the outcome

17 10, 2023

How to Delete Your Local Police Records

By |October 17th, 2023|Tags: , , , , , |

If you have ever been arrested, cautioned, convicted, warned, issued with a penalty notice, or simply questioned by the police, you may have a local police record that could affect your future opportunities. Local police records are different from national police records, which are held on the Police National Computer (PNC). Local police records

22 08, 2023

How to Remove a Police Caution from the PNC

By |August 22nd, 2023|Tags: , , , , |

If you have ever been arrested or questioned by the police, you may have received a police caution. A police caution is a formal warning that can be given by the police to anyone who has admitted that they are guilty of a crime. Anyone under 18 will be issued a youth caution, rather

23 04, 2023

Police Caution Removal & Batman | Achieving a Clean Slate

By |April 23rd, 2023|

The Dark Knight Rises, the third and final instalment of Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy, tells the story of Batman's struggle to save Gotham City from the wrath of the menacing Bane. One of the central plot devices in the movie is the Clean Slate program, a software that can erase all traces of a

1 05, 2022

Can you go to America with a Police Caution?

By |May 1st, 2022|Tags: , , , , , , , |

If you have received a police caution, you may be wondering if you will be able to travel overseas, and in particular, if you can go to America with a police caution. The answer to the question, can you go to America with a caution, is not a simple yes or no, and will

29 04, 2022

When is a caution Spent?

By |April 29th, 2022|Tags: , , , , , , , |

When is a caution Spent? When is a police caution spent is a question you may ask if you are applying for a new job. The short answer to this question is that a caution is spent immediately. This means that your caution will be spent as soon as you receive it, and

18 09, 2021

How to get a police caution removed?

By |September 18th, 2021|Tags: , , , |

If you have received a caution, you may be wondering how to get a police caution removed. The best way to have a police cautioned removed, is to try to persuade the police that the caution was unlawfully issued. How to get a police caution removed? How to get a police caution

14 09, 2021

What is a Protected Caution?

By |September 14th, 2021|Tags: , , , |

If you have received a police caution you may be wondering: what is a protected caution? What is a Protected Caution? In the past the law used to only talk about “spent” cautions and criminal records. In 2013 new rules introduced the idea of a protected caution. The rules related to spent