Another CRB question, cautions

[jack0101]

Hi,

I have found some usefull information here, but mainly around people working with the public.

I have on record a 'caution' for possession of drugs. I wont say im innocent, it was a stag do, I was very drunk, it happened.
I work as a purchaser, and when I apply for my next job there is a possibility that they may perform a crb check.

So my question is, as im not working with the public, will this caution show up, and will they inform the employer? Any similare experience, information greatly appreciated!

[Buenchico]

At one time cautions could be deleted from a person's criminal record after a certain amount of time (usually 5 years) had passed. It was up to individual police forces to decide whether to have cautions issued by them removed from people's records. (Some forces did it automatically, whereas others didn't).

So, if your caution was quite some time ago it MIGHT have been deleted from the records. However, in October 2009, a legal decision (by the Court of Appeal) meant that no further cautions would ever be deleted from the records. All existing cautions, and those subsequently added, now remain 'on the record' for the rest of a person's life. (Well, it's actually to the age of 100, but that's probably not relevant here!).

If your caution was not deleted prior to October 2009 (which could only have happened if it was issued before October 2004) it will still be on your record and it will appear on any CRB checks which are carried out on you.

Chris

[bednobs]

chris, would the employer have the right to check for a crb though? If the employee dosen't work with people

[Buenchico]

As Boxtops points out, CRB checks are meant to only be available to employers and organisations operating within the field of 'regulated activities' but some employers seem to be finding ways around this.

Chris

[jack0101]

Ok, thanks for your answer, unfortunetly, this was only 3 years ago. I appriciate that you do have to pay for your crimes, and that if working with the public they have to calculate the risk, its just worring that a mistake like this can potentially haunt you for the rest of your life!

Would a standard or advanced check make any difference in this case do you think?

[bednobs]

BEDNOBS!!

[Buenchico]

Both standard and enhanced checks show exactly the same information regarding criminal records. Enhanced checks can show anything which is deemed relevant by a senior police officer, by a regulatory body (e.g. the Nursing & Midwifery Council) or by a body charged with protecting the public (e.g. Social Services). For example, information about a person's partner could be included. (I know of a teacher who found that her former partner's conviction relating to child pornography appeared on her CRB check). Or unsubstantiated allegations can appear on an enhanced check. (A teacher posted, here on AB, when he found that his CRB check included an allegation of grooming a child for sex, even though he'd never been questioned about the allegation or even made aware of it).

[Buenchico]

My apologies to Bednobs for the confusion with another well-respected AB member. That's what happens I'm trying to post of several threads at once!

[jack0101]

without even being informed! christ, even rumours like that could destroy careers!