DBS Appeals Solicitors

19 10, 2017

DBS Barring Procedure Successfully Halted

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We have successfully prevented a client from being placed on the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) children’s barred list. The DBS had commenced an investigation into whether to bar our client. They had taken an initial view that it may be appropriate to place the client on the barred list. The DBS barring investigation

16 10, 2017

Criminal Record Sealing and Expungement in England and Wales

By |October 16th, 2017|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Currently in England and Wales there is no formal process for the “sealing” a criminal record. There is no procedure to apply to a Court to have a criminal record formally sealed so that it is not disclosed. There is also no formal process for expunging a criminal record (other than police records) namely

5 10, 2017

20 Year Old Historic Police Caution Removal

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We have successfully applied for the removal from the Police National Computer (PNC) a caution issued 20 years ago. The caution related to a sexual allegation, and the vast majority of the evidence had been deleted by the police. Despite the extensive period of time since the police caution was issued, we were nevertheless

26 07, 2017

Police Caution Removal Success

By |July 26th, 2017|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

We have had a police caution deleted for our client. The caution was issued in the context of an acrimonious separation. The client was a health care professional, and so had the caution not been removed, it would have likely resulted in the client being struck off, and their losing their professional career. The

8 07, 2017

Child Cruelty Police Caution Removed for Client

By |July 8th, 2017|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

We have had a caution deleted for our client who was issued a caution nearly ten years ago for assaulting their child. They had previously attempted to have the caution removed, instructing a different and well known, firm of lawyers. The police had rejected the client’s previous application and came to us to try

29 06, 2017

Possession of Drugs Caution Expunged for Client

By |June 29th, 2017|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

We have had a possession of drugs caution deleted from the PNC for our client. Our client had been found in possession of a class A drug, and had accepted a police caution as a result. After we reviewed the evidence, we noticed there were some serious defects in the way in which the

16 06, 2017

Sexual Offence Police Caution Expunged for our Client

By |June 16th, 2017|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

We have had a police caution expunged from the PNC for our client. The client had been issued a police caution for possession of indecent images. The caution had been issued nearly two years ago and effectively destroyed the client’s career. After investigating the police file, we noticed serious defects in the police’s evidence,

25 05, 2017

Another ABH Caution Deleted From the Police National Computer

By |May 25th, 2017|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

We have again had a police caution deleted for our client. The caution had been issued a number of years ago, but it was still causing significant problems for the client with respect to his professional career. After obtaining the police's evidence, we identified a number of significant errors in the police's case.

15 04, 2017

Caution, Arrest Record, DNA, Fingerprints and Custody Photo Deleted for Client

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Our client had been accused and arrested for an assault allegation. The client, after spending the night in a police cell, worrying about work the next day, readily accepted the police’s version of events and accepted a police caution. The police told the client the caution was of limited consequence and if he didn’t

27 03, 2017

Historic Police Caution and Arrest Record Deleted

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Our client has successfully had their police caution, arrest record and biometric data (fingerprints/DNA) removed from police records, including the Police National Computer (PNC). This will mean that the client's Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) certificate will be cleared. Thank you for all your help and assistance in getting the best decision I could have