standard disclosure

[mujhahid]

i have applied for a bus job at heathrow the recruitment agency has said that once i get the job i should send my standard disclosure form if i have a criminal record would they still give me the job i have told them i have no criminal record at the moment and i will be paying for the check to be done after i get the job

[tamborine]

have you got a criminal record?

[saxy_jag]

If you do have a criminal record, it would depend very much on the type of offence you committed. If you got done for lifting a tin of salmon from Tesco ten years ago, they might let it go, but running packages for terrorist organisations may give them cause to reconsider your employment in that job.

If you do have a criminal record, though, then it's best to say so up front. If you say you haven't and they find out you have, they'll just add dishonesty to the list of reasons for not employing you.

[factor-fiction]

I see from your other posting that your criminal record, plus a previous sacking, is preventing you getting a job on the busses. If you lie and then after you start the CRB check reveals your lie and your criminal record then there is a good chance you will be dismissed immediately. This sacking will make it even more difficult to secure a job in future.
What was the criminal record for? Maybe you should look for work where a CRB check is less likely to be needed.

[bosschester]

If your conviction is spent - ie over 5 years old and for a minor offence, then you have no requirement to disclose. There are however some excluded professions. For example, you would never get into working with children with sexual offences proven against you - even driving a school bus! Equally, the police force might take a dim view if you applied!
However, a good guide is the seriousness of the offence, and how much time has passed, since conviction.
Good Luck!

[samrolfe]

Your answer is slightly incorrect. If you were sentenced to less than six months in prison your spent conviction period is 5 years. Should you have been sentenced for more than six months and up to a year then your spent conviction is 10 years. Should you have been sentenced to prison for over a years term then your conviction is never spent.