asault charge

[kbrannigan]

if you commite an a offence and have been charged with serious asault but this happened when u where 16 years old who long does it stay on your record?When it does clear can i join the police force?

[Mattk]

i may be wrong but if it happened when u were 16 it stays on your record

[trilobite]

I'm sure you'd be welcomed with open arms at Stoke Newington (Metropolitan Police) if you were to join.

Just try not to "fall down the starirs".

[Philtaz]

You say you were charged, but were you convicted? In the case of joining the Police convictions are never considered 'spent' as with other forms of employment, everything has to be declared. P.S. Your spelling will have to improve somewhat if you are ever allowed to attempt the entrance exam!

[darth vader]

most crimes are "spent" after a period (usually 6 years, depending on the crime) but certain crimes are never spent - murder, rape, child offences to name a few. Also when joining certain professions (police, teaching, child care) then ALL crimes (no matter how long ago they were committed) have to be declared. Although you may think a burglary charge of 10 years ago is spent, but the police will still hold the crime on record, and will declare it when asked (certainly they will do a check themselves, also they will be asked by certain professions for a police check). You should come clean at the interview but at the end of the day then I'm afraid with a previous for serious assault you will not likely be considered for a career in the police force. ps. i'd work on your spelling and grammar as a GCSE in English is a requirement.

[Toffee]

Philtaz, judging by some of the statements I've seen, I thought the spelling was remarkably good for a policeman!

[smudge]

Thanks again Toffee, a lot of my relatives are in the Police Force!

[virgovad]

i hate to be the bearer of bad news but i work for the nhs and we had to recently tell someone who had been given a job with us that he could not be employed with us because he had 3 assault convictions dating back to when he was 16. if this is the nhs, i doubt the police would be too chuffed!!

[madjack]

some forces keep local records for 5 years, they are then scrubbed if no further offences are committed, however all offences will be held on the police national computer PNC forever. If your a lot older now and have not been in any trouble, then the met might give you a try, you need to have a london address though.