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28 10, 2017

Police Caution Removed for Medical Student

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We have again had a caution successfully removed for one of our clients. The client had been issued a police caution in relation to an allegation of assault. After we forensically examined the evidence, we identified some major defects in the way the police had handled the case. Police Caution Expungement We

24 10, 2017

Police Caution Removal Success for Assault Allegation

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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

19 10, 2017

DBS Barring Procedure Successfully Halted

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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

26 07, 2017

Police Caution Removal Success

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We have had a police caution deleted for our client. The caution was issued in the context of an acrimonious separation. The client was a health care professional, and so had the caution not been removed, it would have likely resulted in the client being struck off, and their losing their professional career. The

3 05, 2017

Police Caution Deleted

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We have again removed a police caution for a health care professional. The caution had been issued in relation to a domestic incident. On the face of it the client had accepted the caution and the police had undertaken their investigation correctly. On closer examination however, we were able to uncover defects with the

28 04, 2017

Abuse of a Position of Trust Police Caution Deletion

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We have successfully applied for the deletion of a police caution issued in relation to an allegation of an abuse of a position of trust. The caution, owing to its nature, meant that the client was prevented from working with children and vulnerable adults, and was placed on the Disclosure and Barring Service’s (DBS)

9 03, 2017

Police Caution Removal for Client

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Our client instructed us to apply for the deletion of his police caution. The client had received the caution in the context of a domestic argument. The police caution, had it remained on the Police National computer (PNC), would have greatly affected the client’s professional and personal plans for the future. After our initial assessment,

14 02, 2017

Police Cautions

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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

3 12, 2016

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Barring Appeal

By |December 3rd, 2016|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

We have successfully challenged the disclosure of incorrect information on a DBS certificate. The client, a successful professional, had been issued with a DBS certificate that contained incorrect criminal record information. The disclosure of the information would have seriously affected the client’s professional career and may have resulted in the loss of their employment. After

3 12, 2016

DBS Intention to Bar Successfully Resisted

By |December 3rd, 2016|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

We have again successfully prevented a client from being placed on the children and vulnerable adults DBS barred lists. The client had been cautioned for a sexual offence many years previously. On application for a job, and submitting a DBS check, information was passed to the DBS raising concerns - the DBS then began an