By Matt Elkins|February 6th, 2019|Tags: DBS, DBS Adult Barred List, DBS Appeals, DBS Appeals Certificate, DBS Appeals Solicitors, DBS Barred List, DBS Certificate, DBS Childrens Barred List, DBS Filtering, DBS Filtering Guide, DBS Lawyer, DBS Minded to Bar, DBS Notice to Bar, DBS Solicitor, Disclosure and Barring Service|
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
By Matt Elkins|March 16th, 2018|Tags: DBS, DBS Adult Barred List, DBS Appeals, DBS Appeals Certificate, DBS Appeals Solicitors, DBS Barred List, DBS Certificate, DBS Childrens Barred List, DBS Filtering, DBS Filtering Guide, DBS Lawyer, DBS Minded to Bar, DBS Notice to Bar, DBS Solicitor|
We have again successfully challenged a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) barring decision. The client had been placed on the children's barred list, however he had always felt the decision had been unfair. The client had been investigated in relation to a sexual allegation, but the case had concluded without charge. Despite the allegation being
By Matt Elkins|November 8th, 2017|Tags: DBS Adult Barred List, DBS Appeals, DBS Appeals Certificate, DBS Appeals Solicitors, DBS Barred List, DBS Certificate, DBS Childrens Barred List, DBS Lawyer, DBS Minded to Bar, DBS Notice to Bar, DBS Solicitor, department of Education, Disclosure and Barring Service|
We have successfully applied to have our client removed from the Disclosure and Barings Services’ (DBS) Barred lists. The client had been placed on the barred list under the former Department of Education and Skills (DfES) list 99 procedure. The client had never been convicted of any criminal offence, but was simply the subject
By Matt Elkins|October 19th, 2017|Tags: Barred List Appeals, DBS, DBS Adult Barred List, DBS Appeals, DBS Appeals Certificate, DBS Appeals Solicitors, DBS Barred List, DBS Certificate, DBS Childrens Barred List, DBS Filtering, DBS Filtering Guide, DBS Lawyer, DBS Minded to Bar, DBS Notice to Bar, DBS Solicitor, Disclosure and Barring Service, Minded to Bar, Police Caution Removal Solicitors, Police Caution Solicitor|
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
By Matt Elkins|February 14th, 2017|Tags: Arrest Records, Can I Remove a Police Caution, Cautions Removed, DBS Lawyer, DBS Notice to Bar, DBS Solicitor, Delete a Police Caution, Deleting a Police Caution, Deleting an Arrest Record, Expungement, Is a police caution a criminal record?, Minded to Bar, Police Caution consequences, Police Caution Procedure, Police Caution Removal, Police Caution Removal Solicitors, Police Caution Solicitor, Police Cautions, Police Cautions Removed, Regulated Activity with Children, Youth Caution|
A police caution is an out of court disposal aimed at achieving cheap and rapid justice. A police caution can only be issued if the suspect accepts the caution and admits the allegation. Admission to a Police Caution If a suspect does not admit the allegation then a police caution cannot be issued. An
By Matt Elkins|February 8th, 2017|Tags: DBS, DBS Adult Barred List, DBS Appeals, DBS Appeals Certificate, DBS Appeals Solicitors, DBS Barred List, DBS Certificate, DBS Childrens Barred List, DBS Filtering, DBS Filtering Guide, DBS Lawyer, DBS Minded to Bar, DBS Notice to Bar, DBS Solicitor, Employers and Rehabilitation, Employers and the DBS|
What is considered Regulated Activity with children is a complex area of law and is set out in the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act (SVGA) 2006 Schedule 4. The rules were significantly amended in 2012 by the Protection of Freedoms Act. The feeling was that SVGA went too far in defining regulated activity and the
By Matt Elkins|January 31st, 2017|Tags: ABH Caution Removals, Arrest Records, Cautions Removed, Conditional Caution, CRB, CRB certificate, Criminal Records, DBS Adult Barred List, DBS Appeals, DBS Appeals Certificate, DBS Appeals Solicitors, DBS Filtering, DBS Filtering Guide, DBS Minded to Bar, DBS Notice to Bar, Delete a Police Caution, Deleting a Police Caution, Deleting an Arrest Record, Disclosure and Barring Service, Expunge a Police Caution, Expungement, Police Caution consequences, Police Caution Removal, Police Caution Removal Solicitors, Police Caution Solicitor, Police Cautions Removed|
The answer to the question "How long does a police caution stay on your record?" depends on who is asking the question. The answer will be different depending on the level of disclosure that can be lawfully requested by the organisation who is asking the question. On a basic disclosure a caution (youth and
By Matt Elkins|January 5th, 2017|Tags: Barred List Appeals, DBS Adult Barred List, DBS Appeals Solicitors, DBS Barred List, DBS Childrens Barred List, DBS Minded to Bar, DBS Notice to Bar, Disclosure and Barring Service|
We have again prevented a client from being placed on the DBS children and vulnerable persons barred list. The client was convicted at court for a sexual offence and received a letter from the DBS giving him notice of a possible decision to place him on their barred lists - a "minded to bar" letter. The
By Matt Elkins|December 22nd, 2016|Tags: Biometric Data Removal, Can I Remove a Police Caution, Caution Removal Solicitors, Cautions Removed, DBS Adult Barred List, DBS Appeals, DBS Appeals Certificate, DBS Minded to Bar, DBS Notice to Bar, Delete a Police Caution, Deleting a Police Caution, Deleting an Arrest Record, Expunge a Police Caution, Expungement, How to challenge a police caution, Judicial Review Removal of a Police Caution, Police Caution Removal, Police Caution Removal Solicitors, Police Cautions, Police Cautions Removed|
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
By Matt Elkins|December 16th, 2016|Tags: Criminal Records, DBS Adult Barred List, DBS Appeals, DBS Appeals Certificate, DBS Appeals Solicitors, DBS Barred List, DBS Childrens Barred List, DBS Filtering, DBS Filtering Guide, DBS Minded to Bar, DBS Notice to Bar, Disclosure and Barring Service, Expunge a Police Caution, Expungement|
We have again successfully challenged the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) in respect of proceedings to place a client on the children and adults barred list. The client had been previously issued a caution in relation to a sexual offence many years ago. On application for a job, an enhanced DBS check was undertaken –
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