By Matt Elkins|November 3rd, 2019|Tags: DBS, DBS Appeals, DBS Certificate, DBS Lawyer, DBS Solicitor|
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
By Matt Elkins|March 8th, 2019|Tags: DBS, Disclosure and Barring Service, Police Caution, Police Caution Removal, The Police Caution|
The Police Caution The police caution, is the formulation of words that the police use when someone is suspected of a crime. The police must state the caution before any questions about an offence can be asked. The CODE C Guidance to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) states the following:
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
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.
By Matt Elkins|February 21st, 2018|Tags: Criminal Records, DBS, DBS Lawyer, Delete a Police Caution, Deleting a Police Caution, Expunge a Police Caution, Expungement, Police Caution, Police Caution Solicitor, Police Cautions|
We have again had a police caution deleted for our client. The client was a busy city professional, with a highly pressured and successful career. The client had been arrested in relation to an allegation of public order, where he had been accused of causing a disturbance which had caused members of the
By Matt Elkins|February 10th, 2018|Tags: Cautions Removed, DBS, DBS Adult Barred List, DBS Appeals, DBS Appeals Certificate, DBS Lawyer, DBS Solicitor, Delete a Criminal Record, Delete a Police Caution, Deleting a Police Caution, Deleting an Arrest Record, Police Caution Removal, Police Caution Removal Solicitors, Police Caution Solicitor, Police Cautions|
Our client had been issued a police caution for possession of a firearm with intent. The allegation was over 15 years old, but was still having a significant impact on the client’s professional career. Police Caution Expungement Solicitors The police were initially resistant to deleting the client’s caution, however we were able
By Matt Elkins|December 2nd, 2017|Tags: Caution Removal Solicitors, Cautions Removed, DBS, DBS Adult Barred List, DBS Lawyer, DBS Solicitor, Delete a Criminal Record, Delete a Police Caution, Deleting a Police Caution, Disclosure and Barring Service, Expunge a Police Caution, Expungement, Is a police caution a criminal record?, Police Caution, Police Caution Procedure, Police Caution Removal, Police Caution Solicitor, Police Cautions, Police Cautions Removed|
We have again had a caution expunged for a client. The caution had been issued a number of years previously, in relation to a sexual offence. We were able to identify aspects in the evidence which enabled us to challenge the basis of the caution, even though the caution had been issued over
By Matt Elkins|November 1st, 2017|Tags: Arrest Record Deletion, Arrest Records, Caution Removal Solicitors, Cautions Removed, DBS, DBS Adult Barred List, DBS Appeals, DBS Appeals Certificate, DBS Appeals Solicitors, DBS Barred List, DBS Certificate, DBS Lawyer, DBS Solicitor, Delete a Criminal Record, Delete a Police Caution, Deleting a Police Caution, Deleting an Arrest Record, Expunge a Police Caution, Expungement, Police Caution Removal, Police Caution Removal Solicitors, Police Caution Solicitor, Police Cautions, Record Deletion Process|
We have successfully applied for the deletion of our client’s Police National Computer (PNC) arrest record. The client had been wrongfully accused of a criminal allegation, and had been arrested, detained, fingerprinted, DNA swabbed and held overnight. We made representations to the police for the deletion of the client’s record. After initially resisting deletion,
By Matt Elkins|October 24th, 2017|Tags: Arrest Record Deletion, Barred List Appeals, Cautions Removed, DBS, DBS Adult Barred List, DBS Appeals, DBS Appeals Certificate, DBS Appeals Solicitors, DBS Barred List, DBS Certificate, DBS Minded to Bar, DBS Solicitor, Delete a Police Caution, Deleting a Police Caution, Expunge a Police Caution, Expungement, Minded to Bar, Police Caution, Police Caution Procedure, Police Caution Removal, Police Caution Removal Solicitors, Police Caution Solicitor, Police Cautions, Police Cautions Removed|
We have again had a police caution expunged from the Police National Computer (PNC) for our client. Our client worked in financial services, and the caution was having a detrimental impact on our client's career. The caution would have been disclosed on a standard Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check for 6 years, and
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
