Hi,
In my previous post, I mentioned that I was arrested and charged with a serious allegation which was actually nonsense.
Post:
https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Law/Question1633982.html
I was found NOT guilty, however, I was informed by people on here that this usually does not mean anything, because apparently 'not guilty' does not mean innocent, it just means that there was not sufficient proof beyond a reasonable doubt for a conviction.
This is a case where if someone was to look into the details, and had a bit of common sense, they would be able to tell that this is actually complete nonsense from the police and not even a crime, nor was it on its way to being any form of crime. However, users on this forum also said that it is likely that someone will not even bother to look into the details of this charge when it comes to making a decision for security clearance, and instead reject the application immediately.
About a month ago I applied for a record deletion through ACRO, so that this nonsense would be removed from the PNC.
A Chief Police Officer has made a decision on whether to remove this charge from the PNC or retain it.
Now on top of being found not guilty, a chief police officer looked into the details, evidence and grounds for deletion, and agreed that this should be removed off of the PNC.
It has been confirmed by ACRO that this charge and the details of arrest has been removed from the PNC.
However, I am aware that local police records will still hold details of my arrest. I called 101 and asked if there was a way to apply for arrest records to be removed (from local police records) and I was told that there was not, is this true?
I plan to include the letter from ACRO that states that a chief police officer made a decision to delete this charge from my PNC records in my Security Clearance application. Will this help my clearance application or should I expect the same outcome? @Buenchico & @Peter Pedant, it would be great if I could get a second opinion on this
Is there any way to completely clear my name of this charge mentioned on my previous post, or should I consider my life ruined for utter nonsense from the police?
This is just about the worst thing anyone can be accused of. I am also aware that even on an enhanced DBS check police are still able to release this nonsense 'intelligence' because it is information that is stored locally, not on the PNC.
Have I benefitted at all from having a chief police officer delete this charge from the PNC or was it simply wasted effort?
Thanks in advance!