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|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 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. Should you ever accept a police caution?
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|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|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.
By Matt Elkins|September 3rd, 2019|Tags: Arrest Record Deletion, Caution Removal Solicitors, Delete a Police Caution, Police Caution Removal Solicitors|
An old caution for minor shoplifting was showing on our client's ACRO police certificate and blocking a long-term visa. The police deleted it, with her arrest record, DNA, fingerprints and custody image.
By Matt Elkins|February 10th, 2018|Tags: Cautions Removed, DBS, DBS Appeals, DBS Appeals Certificate, DBS Solicitors, Delete a Criminal Record, Delete a Police Caution, Police Caution Removal, Police Caution Removal Solicitors, Police Caution Solicitor, Police Cautions|
A caution for possession of a firearm with intent, more than 15 years old, was still affecting our client's career. The police deleted the caution and the entire PNC record, so a police check now shows "no trace".
By Matt Elkins|October 5th, 2017|Tags: Arrest Record Deletion, Arrest Records, Caution Removal Solicitors, Cautions Removed, DBS Appeals, DBS Appeals Certificate, DBS Barred Lists, DBS Certificate, DBS Solicitors, Delete a Police Caution, Expunge a Police Caution, Expungement, Police Caution, Police Caution Removal, Police Caution Removal Solicitors, Police Caution Solicitor, Police Cautions, Police Cautions Removed|
A caution for a sexual allegation, issued 20 years earlier, would have been disclosed for ever. Even though most of the evidence had gone, we found fundamental defects and the police deleted the whole PNC record.
