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Applying for a Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate (DBS). DBS certificate for work, DBS check, CRB Criminal Record Check, CRB Background checks. DBS enhanced certifcate. DBS basic and standard certficate

7 11, 2023

Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm (ABH) | Can you get a caution for ABH?

By |November 7th, 2023|Tags: , , , |

Assault occasioning actual bodily harm, commonly known as ABH, is a more serious form of assault, one step higher than common assault and battery, but less serious than GBH and wounding. For information about common assault and battery, please see our Fact Sheet on the topic: Common Assault and Battery: What is a common

14 09, 2021

What is a Protected Caution?

By |September 14th, 2021|Tags: , , , , |

If you have received a police caution you may be wondering: what is a protected caution? What is a Protected Caution? The best way to explain the difference between when a criminal record becomes "spent", and when it becomes "protected", is to look at the different types of background check. What

3 09, 2021

Can a caution be removed after 5 years?

By |September 3rd, 2021|Tags: , , , |

We are often asked; can a caution be removed after 5 years? The reason for this question stems back to previous disclosure rules that now only generally apply to ACRO Police Certificates. We still hear of police offices telling arrestees that their caution will be “removed” after 5 years, even though the rules changed

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

11 11, 2019

Cocaine Caution Deleted for Client

By |November 11th, 2019|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

We have recently had a possession of cocaine caution deleted for our client. The client wanted to change profession into a regulated sector and was concerned the caution would cause him some issues in securing a job. A cocaine caution will be retained on the PNC until a data subject is 100 years of

3 11, 2019

Can You Appeal a DBS Check? Answering FAQs on DBS Certificates

By |November 3rd, 2019|Tags: , , , |

We get many questions about DBS checks. The most common question is, can you appeal a DBS check? The short answer here is that you can dispute information disclosed on a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) certificate. However, the issue will be whether the DBS made a mistake and what type of certificate you

3 05, 2019

Domestic Assault Caution Removed for Nurse

By |May 3rd, 2019|Tags: , , , , , |

Police Caution Removed for Nurse Our client had been arrested following on from a domestic argument with her husband. Our client had an argument with her husband which resulted in the police being called. When the police arrived the client's husband did not want his wife to be arrested, however the police insisted

15 03, 2019

Child Neglect Caution Deleted

By |March 15th, 2019|Tags: , , , , , |

Child Neglect Caution Removed Our client had been issued with a police caution for child neglect. The client was been said to have left her children alone for a period of time when they had both been under the age of 10 years old. At the time the client had just gone through

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 the basis