By Matt Elkins|April 18th, 2021|Tags: DBS Appeals Solicitors, Delete a Police Caution, Deleting a Police Caution, Disclosure and Barring Service, Expunge a Police Caution, Police Caution Removal|
If you have received a police caution, you may be wondering if it can be overturned. The simple answer to this question is that a police caution can be overturned, but it will depend on the circumstances. If your caution has been unfairly issued, for example the police have unfairly pressured you into accepting
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 1st, 2018|Tags: ACRO Police certificate, Arrest Record Deletion, Caution Removal Solicitors, Cautions Removed, DBS Adult Barred List, DBS Appeals, DBS Certificate, DBS Solicitor, Delete a Police Caution, Disclosure and Barring Service, Police Caution Removal, Police Caution Removal Solicitors|
Our client had been issued with a police caution over 10 years ago and had himself unsuccessfully applied on two occasions to have his police caution deleted. The police force concerned had rejected his applications for deletion, stating to him that they believed they had issued the caution in a lawful manner and that
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 22nd, 2017|Tags: Cautions Removed, DBS Certificate, DBS Lawyer, DBS Solicitor, Delete a Police Caution, Disclosure and Barring Service, Drugs Police Caution, Police Caution, Police Caution Procedure, Police Caution Removal, Police Caution Removal Solicitors, Police Caution Solicitor|
We have successfully applied for the removal of our client's police caution. The client had been found in possession of a class A drug, and had admitted in interview, with the duty solicitor advising, that the drugs were his. The client works in a highly trusted profession, and the caution was having a devastating
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|July 8th, 2017|Tags: DBS, DBS Appeals, DBS Appeals Certificate, DBS Appeals Solicitors, DBS Certificate, DBS Lawyer, DBS Solicitor, Delete a Police Caution, Deleting a Police Caution, Deleting an Arrest Record, Disclosure and Barring Service, Expunge a Police Caution, Expungement, Police Caution, Police Caution Procedure, Police Caution Removal, Police Caution Removal Solicitors, Police Cautions, Police Cautions Removed|
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
By Matt Elkins|February 24th, 2017|Tags: Arrest Record Deletion, Arrest Records, Caution Removal Solicitors, Cautions Removed, Criminal Records, DBS Appeals, DBS Appeals Certificate, DBS Appeals Solicitors, DBS Barred List, DBS Certificate, DBS Lawyer, DBS Solicitor, Delete a Police Caution, Deleting a Police Caution, Deleting an Arrest Record, Disclosure and Barring Service, Enhanced DBS Certificate, Expunge a Police Caution, Expungement, Police Caution, Police Caution Removal, Police Caution Removal Solicitors, Police Caution Solicitor, Police Cautions, Record Deletion Process|
The police have agreed to delete (expunge) our client’s caution from the Police National Computer (PNC). The client, a successful professional, had received a police caution in relation to a theft allegation. Had the police caution remained on the PNC then it would have seriously affected the client's ability to work, and to live
