pharmacy student - enhanced disclosure crb

[bentaylor198]

I am a pharmacy student in the UK and am just about to start my second year of study. Approximately 3 years ago i foolishly sent a number of text messages to a person i had a dispute with which lead to me getting arrested and receiving a police caution for "racial" harassment.

I have just learned that sometime in my second year of study i will be required to submit a satisfactory enhanced crb disclosure and am worried that this will cause a problem with regards to me being able to continue my studies. I believe the pharmaceutical society are more concerned with dishonest behavior and violent acts however i am still very concerned.

The offense i committed was out of character and i have no history of harassment and just hope a silly mistake in anger does not prevent me from following my chosen career.

Does anyone have any thoughts on the matter or any relevant information. Thankyou

[bednobs]

my thoughts are this:

You need to find out NOW from your professional association/institution what their position will be on this, because it may prevent you taking up your chosen profession. You will be rather annoyed if you have another year of wasted study!

[paul032]

you dont have anything to worry about, it will appear as cautions do on enhanced checks, but i doubt they will even bring it up for discussion, especially as it was not a conviction. Dont worry, if you do or dont get the job, it will be on merits alone, they will not take into account something so trivial and minor. And even in the remote possibility they did bring it up, just explain as you did before , it was a mistake and out of character.