Criminal Records & Police Caution Questions and Answers

Articles on the law and procedure related to the retention and disclosure of police data, criminal records, including police cautions and arrests. Covering topics such as how long records can be retained, when they can be disclosed, what information the police can gather and retain, how police records can impact employment, travel and other areas, and how and when police records and data can be deleted.

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

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? The best way to explain the difference between when a criminal record becomes "spent", and when it becomes "protected", is to look at the different types of background check. What

8 09, 2021

Police Caution Removal Solicitors

By |September 8th, 2021|Tags: , , , |

We are expert police caution removal solicitors, we have years of experience in applying for the deletion of police cautions. Our director, Matthew Elkins, is a highly experience police caution removal solicitor, and expert Disclosure and Barring Service lawyer. Police Caution Removal Solicitors If you have received a police caution, and you

7 09, 2021

Never accept a police caution?

By |September 7th, 2021|Tags: , , , , |

You may have seen advice on the internet recommending that you should never accept a police caution. We will look at whether it is always the best advice to never accept a police caution, and when it might be best to actually accept a police caution. Never accept a police caution? It

5 09, 2021

Can you get rid of a police caution?

By |September 5th, 2021|Tags: , , , , |

If you have ever wondered, can you get rid of a police caution? The simple answer to this question is, yes. Can you get rid of a police caution? Whether you can get rid of your caution in your circumstances, will depend on a number of factors. Getting rid of certain police

4 09, 2021

Can I get a caution removed from my record?

By |September 4th, 2021|Tags: , , , |

If you have received a police caution, you may be asking; can I get a caution removed from my record? The simple answer to this question is that you can get a caution removed from the Police National Computer (PNC). It will depend on a number of factors whether, in your circumstances, you will