Convictions preventing travel?

[Archburner]

Can a conviction in the UK, say possession of a knife and threatening behaviour with it, stop you going abroad for holidays and if so will the details be on your passport and does the conviction stay permanent for first time offenders? Any assistance is mostly appreciated.

[dzug]

Details will NOT be on your passport.

Unless the court made restrictions on travel you are free to go where you wish.

The USA is an exception - they ban travellers who have been arrested for a crime involving moral turpitude (and a few other categories like genocide) from travelling without a visa and often refuse visas to such offenders/

It's a bit borderline, but I'd say your offence was not moral turpitude (you didn't actually attack anyone).

[Buenchico]

An excellent answer (as always) from Dzug.

I've just answered a roughly similar question in 'Travel'. Please see here:
http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Travel/Question 654771.html

Chris

[Archburner]

Thanks to the both of you In actual fact I got charged over a petty resident parking spot. A bloke was just about to park in my bay when I told him it was rerserved for me.Then things got heated.Then in a moment of madnessI went indoors grabbed a large kitchen knife( not intending to use of course but just to scare him)Duty solicitor said to have remained at the porch,but stupidly I walked toward him brandishing the knife,WE were never more than 12ft from each other for the whole of the incident.Problem is I'm a dentist and I don't know what the General Dental Council are going to make of it.I'm a first timer which one of the cops said may help but theorticaly could I get a custodial sentence and does the GDC have to know I got convicted (trial Monday 17th.?How would they know unless I declared it.Nobody got hurt at all.Police very heavy handed though!

[Buenchico]

Thanks for the reply.

I'm not sure about the situation with dentists but I do know that courts routinely report any relevant convictions, involving teachers, to the GTCE.

Additionally, there's the problem of publicity. The case will almost certainly covered by the press and a reporter might well contact the GDC to ask if they'll be investigating the matter.

Chris

[Archburner]

Yes, Chris I've found out the courts automatically notify the GDC of convictions.Also, noticed the Duty Solicitor managed to get the "affray" charge dropped so they've just got me on possession of an offensive weapon. Hope that mitigates!?