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|October 17th, 2023|Tags: Caution Removal Solicitors, police caution deletion, Police Caution Removal, Police Caution Removal Solicitors|
Since our last update, we have had hundreds of police cautions and arrest records deleted from the PNC. We have now had over 350 arrest records and cautions removed from the PNC, from over a decade of cases. We have had cautions removed in respect of any conceivable offence you can think off, ranging
By Matt Elkins|August 22nd, 2023|Tags: How to get a police caution removed, how to remove a police caution, police caution deletion, Police Caution Removal, Police Caution Removal Solicitors|
A police caution can be removed from the Police National Computer (PNC). This can be achieved by applying to the police forced who issued you with the caution, this is usually done through ACRO's record deletion process. If the police do not agree to remove your caution, you may be able to apply for
By Matt Elkins|December 6th, 2021|Tags: DBS Caution Removal, Police Caution Removal, Police Caution Removal Solicitors|
DBS Caution Removal is possible, depending on the facts of your case. If you have received a police caution, then it will show up on a standard and enhanced DBS Certificate. Your police caution will show up on your DBS certificate for 6 years in most cases. If you received a youth caution, due
By Matt Elkins|September 14th, 2021|Tags: DBS Certificate, police caution deletion, Police Caution Removal, Police Caution Removal Solicitors, Youth Cautions|
If you have received a police caution you may be wondering: what is a protected caution? What is a Protected Caution? The best way to explain the difference between when a criminal record becomes "spent", and when it becomes "protected", is to look at the different types of background check. What
By Matt Elkins|September 8th, 2021|Tags: Delete a Police Caution, Expunge a Police Caution, Police Caution Removal, Police Caution Removal Solicitors|
We are expert police caution removal solicitors, we have years of experience in applying for the deletion of police cautions. Our director, Matthew Elkins, is a highly experience police caution removal solicitor, and expert Disclosure and Barring Service lawyer. Police Caution Removal Solicitors If you have received a police caution, and you
By Matt Elkins|September 7th, 2021|Tags: Cautions Removed, Delete a Police Caution, Never accept a police caution, Police Caution Removal, Police Caution Removal Solicitors|
You may have seen advice on the internet recommending that you should never accept a police caution. We will look at whether it is always the best advice to never accept a police caution, and when it might be best to actually accept a police caution. Never accept a police caution? It
By Matt Elkins|September 5th, 2021|Tags: Can you get rid of a police caution, Delete a Police Caution, Police Caution Removal, Police Caution Removal Cost, Police Caution Removal Solicitors|
If you have ever wondered, can you get rid of a police caution? The simple answer to this question is, yes. Can you get rid of a police caution? Whether you can get rid of your caution in your circumstances, will depend on a number of factors. Getting rid of certain police
By Matt Elkins|September 3rd, 2021|Tags: DBS Certificate, no live trace, Police Caution Removal, Police Caution Removal Solicitors|
We are often asked; can a caution be removed after 5 years? The reason for this question stems back to previous disclosure rules that now only generally apply to ACRO Police Certificates. We still hear of police offices telling arrestees that their caution will be “removed” after 5 years, even though the rules changed
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
