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How long does a caution stay on your DBS? By Matt Elkins, Solicitor Advocate and Director of Legisia Legal Services – published in the Criminal Law Review and author of the Westlaw UK Insight on Police Cautions. Last updated: July 2026 If you have a police caution and you are wondering how long
If you have come into contact with the police, you may be wondering whether you received a police caution. A police caution is a formal police disposal that is recorded on the Police National Computer (PNC). Adult simple cautions and conditional cautions will be revealed on Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) certificates. Police Cautions
If you have been arrested and detained by the police, then they would have taken your fingerprints, DNA and also taken a custody image. For details regarding the retention and disposal of fingerprint and DNA records, please visit here: Fingerprint and DNA retention. Custody Images and Facial Recognition Technology Although DNA and
If you are applying for admission to the United States of America and you have been convicted, cautioned or have made an admission to an offence of "moral turpitude" or a drugs offence, save for in limited circumstances related to permanent residency, or unless you are a head of state, cabinet member, ambassador or
A conditional caution is an out of court disposal (OOCD) issued by the police. It is in essence an alternative to a prosecution where the case may be relatively minor and where the police/CPS feel it is appropriate. If a condition is not complied with, and there is no reasonable excuse, then a prosecution
