A youth caution is a formal police warning given to young people under 18 who admit to committing a criminal offence, which serves as an alternative to prosecution in certain circumstances. A youth caution is not a criminal conviction, and will not automatically show on a DBS Certificate, but can be revealed as “relevant information” on an Enhanced DBS Certificate, and the police will keep a record of it on the PNC.
What is a Protected Caution?
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