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What is the impact of the 2019 Supreme Court criminal records decision?

Yesterday the Supreme Court handed down a judgement with respect to the disclosure of past criminal records. This litigation had been ongoing for a number of years, including numerous claimants and campaign groups. The judgement can be found here: R (on the application of P, G and W) (Respondents) v Secretary of State for

How Long can the Police Keep my DNA and Fingerprints?

If you have been arrested for a recordable offence, then the police will have the right to take a DNA sample and fingerprints. The police can retain your DNA and fingerprints in certain circumstances, but there a number of situations where the police must delete your DNA and fingerprints.

What is the Police National Computer (PNC)?

The Police National Computer (PNC) is the principal police database used by the police.   The PNC is an amalgam of a number of databases containing text information relevant to policing. Fingerprints and DNA are not placed onto the PNC, but a reference to these items is logged against names files which link to

Penalty Notice for Disorder (PND) for Shoplifting Deleted

Our client had been issued with Penalty Notice for Disorder (PND) in relation to a shoplifting allegation. The client had been accused of shoplifting and had been detained by security staff. When the police arrived, they promptly offered the client a Penalty Notice for Disorder; as the client was fearful of being prosecuted, he

Caution Deleted – Drunk and Disorderly Allegation

We have successfully applied for the deletion of a caution issued to our client several years ago. The caution was impacting the client's immigration application overseas, and we were instructed us to apply for its deletion. Deletion of Police Caution Solicitors After reviewing the client's evidence we were able to determine that