Spent Convictions: Reduced Timescales for Criminal Record Disclosure

Written by Brabners LLP   The Law Under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (“ROA”), job applicants are not required to disclose “spent” convictions, although employers still have the right to ask applicants about any unspent convictions during the recruitment process. This is subject to a few limited exceptions for certain professions where spent convictions […]