DBS Appeals

28 11, 2019

Theft Police Caution Deleted for Client

By |November 28th, 2019|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

Our client was issued a police caution for theft. The allegation was a very low level incident of "theft by finding" during a University night out with friends. The client and his friends had taken an item of property they had thought was discarded. The client had seen the item lying in what appeared

24 06, 2019

Drugs Caution Deleted for Travel to China

By |June 24th, 2019|Tags: , , , , , , |

Police Caution Deleted for Visa to China Our client had been issued a police caution in relation to a relatively significant amount of drugs. The client stated that the drugs had not belonged to him, but one of his friends. The client had said that the police had told him and his friends

6 02, 2019

What Shows up on an Enhanced DBS check?

By |February 6th, 2019|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

What shows up on an enhanced DBS check is subject to detailed procedural rules.   There are certain categories of police disposals and convictions that will automatically be disclosed on a standard and enhanced DBS certificate.   Along with disclosing information according to defined categories, an Enhanced DBS Certificate can also include information on

4 11, 2018

Police Caution and Local Records Deleted for Client

By |November 4th, 2018|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

We have recently had our client's police caution deleted and also his locally held police records. Our client had been involved in a domestic dispute with his siblings, which resulted in the police being called. The allegation was minor, but the police decided to arrest our client on the basis of avoiding an ongoing

26 10, 2018

Assault Allegation Removed for Health Professional

By |October 26th, 2018|Tags: , , , , , , , |

We have successfully had a police caution for assault deleted for our client. The client was a medical professional and had been issued the caution in relation to a dispute with a civil enforcement officer. The client, for fear of being prosecuted at court, and the potential for exposure that this might bring, and

26 09, 2018

Domestic Common Assault Caution Deleted

By |September 26th, 2018|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

Our client had been issued a caution for domestic common assault. The client and her husband had been in a minor dispute, where tempers had briefly flared, and the police had been called. No injury had resulted, but owing to the police's pro-active approach to domestic allegations, our client was arrested and taken into

8 09, 2018

ABH Police Caution Deleted for Regulated Worker

By |September 8th, 2018|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

Our client had been issued a caution for Actual Bodily Harm (ABH). ABH is on a list of offences that will always be disclosed on both an enhanced and a standard DBS certificate. The caution had been issued in the context of an acrimonious separation, and the incident had come about due a period

17 08, 2018

Deletion of Solicitation Police Caution

By |August 17th, 2018|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Our client had been issued a police caution for soliciting a prostitute over 15 years ago. Given the nature of the caution it was being disclosed on an enhanced DBS certificate and was causing the client professional difficulties as he worked in a regulated sector. Despite the caution's age, we were able to obtain

14 06, 2018

Removal of Assault Caution

By |June 14th, 2018|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

Police Caution Removal We have again had a caution deleted for one of our clients. We promptly applied for the removal of our client's police caution from the PNC. Within a relatively short period of time, the police had agreed to the expungement. The police caution had been issued in relation to an