A community resolution is an informal police disposal used for dealing with less serious crime and anti-social behavior, offering an alternative to formal police action, such as police caution. A community resolution does not create a record on the PNC, but if the person who was issued with the community resolution was arrested, they will have a record on the PNC. Also the police will usually keep a “local record” of the community resolution for at least 6 years.
1 11, 2023
What are the new Diversionary and Community Cautions and how will they affect you?
Current status (checked July 2026): the Diversionary and Community Caution provisions of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 have still not been brought into force – commencement remains “to be determined”. Simple and conditional cautions continue to be issued as before. We review this page regularly and will update it if a
