Can I Remove a Police Caution

3 02, 2017

Police Caution Removed for Teacher

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Our client, a teacher, had received a caution in relation to a domestic common assault allegation. The client had been wrongfully issued the police caution in relation to a malicious allegation made by an ex-partner. After reviewing the case we were able to clearly determine that there had been some serious defects in the

1 02, 2017

Is a police caution a criminal record?

By |February 1st, 2017|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Is a police caution a criminal record? The short answer to this question is yes - a caution is a criminal record. However what actually constitutes a "criminal record" is not a precisely defined concept, and the better question to ask is, in what circumstances will my caution be disclosed? A caution will become

22 12, 2016

Judicial Review – Police Settle Claim to Remove Police Caution, Arrest Record and Biometrics

By |December 22nd, 2016|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

We have again won a case against the police to expunge a police caution, arrest record, fingerprints, DNA and custody photo from the client's record. The police had originally refused to remove the records, instead preferring to challenge the case. We issued judicial review proceedings against the police to challenge their decision to retain the

3 12, 2016

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Barring Appeal

By |December 3rd, 2016|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

We have successfully challenged the disclosure of incorrect information on a DBS certificate. The client, a successful professional, had been issued with a DBS certificate that contained incorrect criminal record information. The disclosure of the information would have seriously affected the client’s professional career and may have resulted in the loss of their employment. After

27 11, 2016

Challenging a Police Caution

By |November 27th, 2016|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

You may be wondering whether it is possible to get a caution, including a conditional caution or youth caution, removed, or perhaps simply you have an arrest record that you would like expunged (deleted). It could be that your caution, or arrest record, is showing up on your standard or enhanced Disclosure and Barring

15 09, 2016

Police Caution Removed for Another Client

By |September 15th, 2016|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Another caution has been deleted by the police for one of our clients. Our client, a successful businessman, had been issued a police caution in relation to a domestic incident. The allegation, although relatively minor, had a serious and long-term impact on the client’s future including impacting on his career and immigration. Top Police Caution

28 11, 2015

Can I get a Police Caution Removed?

By |November 28th, 2015|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

If you are wondering "Can I get a police caution removed?" then the simple answer is yes you can. A police caution can be removed from your record so that your CRB/DBS criminal records check is cleared. If your police caution is removed you can say, when asked, that you have never received a

28 11, 2015

How Long Does a Police Caution Last?

By |November 28th, 2015|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

If you have received a caution, you may be wondering how long a police caution lasts. In most cases an adult police caution will be disclosable on a standard and enhanced DBS (CRB) certificate check for 6 years. How long does a police caution last? If however you have received a police caution for