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4 11, 2023

Common Assault and Battery: What is a Common Assault and Battery Charge?

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There are four main categories of assault offences, excluding the most serious of violence related offences: murder and manslaughter. These are: common assault and battery assault occasioning actual bodily harm (ABH) unlawful wounding or inflicting grievous bodily harm (GBH) Wounding or causing grievous bodily harm (GBH) with intent. In this article we will look

1 05, 2022

Can you go to America with a Police Caution?

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If you have received a police caution, you may be wondering if you will be able to travel overseas, and in particular, if you can go to America with a police caution. The answer to the question, can you go to America with a caution, is not a simple yes or no, and will

3 09, 2021

Can a caution be removed after 5 years?

By |September 3rd, 2021|Tags: , , , , , , |

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

28 12, 2019

United States Waiver of Ineligibility & Criminal Records

By |December 28th, 2019|Tags: , , , , |

If you are applying for admission to the United States of America and you have been convicted, cautioned or have made an admission to an offence of "moral turpitude" or a drugs offence, save for in limited circumstances related to permanent residency, or unless you are a head of state, cabinet member, ambassador or

22 11, 2019

Is a Police Caution Serious?

By |November 22nd, 2019|Tags: , , , , |

The answer to the question "Is a police caution serious?" depends on what you mean by "serious". Obviously a police caution is not as serious as life imprisonment, or being subject to high value confiscation proceedings, but a caution does have some consequences, which depending on your circumstances, these can be serious. Once a

7 10, 2019

Drugs Caution Deleted for US Green Card

By |October 7th, 2019|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Our client received a police caution for the possession of drugs, both cannabis and cocaine. The client was a successful professional and had been offered an excellent job opportunity in the United States of America. The client was also engaged to be married to a US citizen and so wanted to apply for US

24 03, 2019

What is a Police Certificate?

By |March 24th, 2019|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

If you have lived or worked in the UK, and are looking to work or live abroad in certain countries then you will require a "Police Certificate". Police Certificates are issued by ACRO Criminal Records Office. You can apply online for a police certificate here: Police Certificates Online Application The countries that require a

9 02, 2019

What information does the police hold on me?

By |February 9th, 2019|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

If you have ever been questioned by the police then your details will usually be entered onto a number of systems. If you were arrested then you would have been entered onto the Police National Computer (PNC). Along with being entered on the PNC the police will also retain "local records". These will be

15 01, 2019

Can United States of America Immigration Officials see my Criminal Record?

By |January 15th, 2019|Tags: , , , , , , |

If you are planning on travelling to the USA and you have a criminal record, you may be concerned about what records the authorities can see. We received several anecdotal reports of UK citizens attempting to travel to the US and being turned away due to arrest records, see here for a recent news

4 08, 2018

Deletion of Caution for Drugs Record

By |August 4th, 2018|Tags: , , , , , , , |

We have successfully applied for the deletion of a possession of drugs police caution for our client. Our client wanted to move to a country that takes a very strict approach to drugs offences. Had the caution been retained the client would have been forced to give up on significant opportunities. Now that  the