Criminal Record Sealing

In England and Wales there is formal criminal record sealing process, as in the US or Spain, but there are numerous ways that the law does help individuals with prior criminal records. Rehabilitation laws suppress certain criminal records after periods of time, and some police records can be deleted, dependant on the facts.

 

16 10, 2017

Criminal Record Sealing and Expungement in England and Wales

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Currently, England and Wales have no formal process for “sealing” a criminal record. There is no procedure to apply to a Court to have a criminal record formally sealed so it is not disclosed. There is also no formal process for expunging a criminal record (other than police records), namely erasing someone’s criminal record.