By Matt Elkins|November 4th, 2023|Tags: ACRO Police certificate, Common assault and Battery, Delete a Police Caution|
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
By Matt Elkins|May 1st, 2022|Tags: ACRO Police certificate, America Travel Criminal Records, America with a caution, Can you go to America with a police caution, Drug Caution and US Travel, Police Caution and US Immigration, US Green Card and Police Cautions, US Travel Criminal Records|
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
By Matt Elkins|September 3rd, 2021|Tags: ACRO Police certificate, Can a caution be removed after 5 years, DBS Certificate, no live trace, Police Caution Removal, Police Caution Removal Solicitors, step down|
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 28th, 2019|Tags: ACRO Police certificate, America & Criminal Records, Police Caution Removal, United States Travel and Criminal Records, Waiver of Ineligibility|
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
By Matt Elkins|November 22nd, 2019|Tags: ACRO Police certificate, Is a Police Caution Serious?, Police Caution, Police Caution Removal, Record Deletion Process|
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
By Matt Elkins|October 7th, 2019|Tags: ACRO Police certificate, Arrest Record Deletion, Arrest Records, Caution Removal Solicitors, Cautions Removed, criminal record and US travel, Delete a Police Caution, Expunge a Police Caution|
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
By Matt Elkins|March 24th, 2019|Tags: ACRO Background Check, ACRO Criminal Records Office, ACRO Deletion of Records from National Police Systems, ACRO Police certificate, Arrest Record Deletion, Delete a Police Caution, Police Cautions and Police Certificates, Police Certificates, United States Travel and Criminal Records|
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
By Matt Elkins|February 9th, 2019|Tags: ACRO Background Check, ACRO Deletion of Records from National Police Systems, ACRO Police certificate, Arrest Record Deletion, Deleting a Police Caution, Deleting an Arrest Record, Deletion of Local Police Records, Deletion of PND records, Expungement, PNC, PND, Police Records|
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
By Matt Elkins|January 15th, 2019|Tags: ACRO Background Check, ACRO Police certificate, Arrest Records, criminal record and US travel, no live trace, USA PNC check, USA travel|
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
By Matt Elkins|August 4th, 2018|Tags: ACRO Police certificate, Arrest Record Deletion, DBS Appeals Solicitors, Expunge a Police Caution, no live trace, Police Caution Removal, Police Caution Solicitor, Police Cautions Removed|
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
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