By Matt Elkins|July 21st, 2026|Tags: Appeal a Police Caution, Delete a Police Caution, police caution deletion, Police Caution Removal, Police Caution Removal Solicitors|
By Matt Elkins, Solicitor Advocate and Director of Legisia Legal Services – published in the Criminal Law Review and author of the Westlaw UK Insight on Police Cautions. Last updated: July 2026 The short answer: there is no formal appeal process against a police caution. Once a caution has been accepted, no court or
By Matt Elkins|September 18th, 2021|Tags: Can I Remove a Police Caution, How to get a police caution removed, police caution deletion, Police Caution Removal|
If you have received a caution, you may be wondering how to get a police caution removed. The best way to have a police cautioned removed, is to try to persuade the police that the caution was unlawfully issued. How to get a police caution removed? How to get a police caution
By Matt Elkins|September 4th, 2021|Tags: PNC Record Deleted, police caution deletion, Police Caution Removal, Record Deletion Process|
If you have received a police caution, you may be asking; can I get a caution removed from my record? The simple answer to this question is that you can get a caution removed from the Police National Computer (PNC). It will depend on a number of factors whether, in your circumstances, you will
By Matt Elkins|December 18th, 2020|Tags: police caution deletion, Police Caution Removal, Police Caution Removal Cost, Police Caution Removal Solicitors|
Police Caution Removal Cost - what are the costs to have your police caution removed? The short answer is that it would cost nothing if you apply to the police for the deletion of your police caution yourself. You can apply to the police to ask them to remove your caution from the Police National
By Matt Elkins|December 8th, 2019|Tags: Conditional Caution, Deferred Prosecution, OOCD, police caution deletion, Police Caution Removal|
A conditional caution is an out of court disposal (OOCD) issued by the police. It is in essence an alternative to a prosecution where the case may be relatively minor and where the police/CPS feel it is appropriate. If a condition is not complied with, and there is no reasonable excuse, then a prosecution
By Matt Elkins|October 15th, 2019|Tags: Arrest Record Deletion, Deletion of Local Police Records, police caution deletion, Police Caution Removal, Police Caution Removal Solicitors, Police Cautions Removed|
After we had a client's caution deleted from the PNC, we also had his records removed from local police systems and the Police National Database. His next enhanced DBS check came back clear.
