removing minor warnings/cautions etc from CRB checks

[joko]

i have a very minor caution/reprimand that appears on crb checks...and i dont want it there

io have heard i may be eligible for it to be removed but i have to apply

can anyone tell me where i should write or what i have to do to find out

thanks

[ABerrant]

On the 19th October 2009, a judgement by the Court of Appeal supported retention of criminal convictions on the Police National Computer for policing purposes. In particular the police are obliged, under Part V of the Police Act, to provide the Criminal Records Bureau with access to all convictions held on the PNC.

Therefore, the stepping down of convictions is no longer undertaken. In effect this means that all convictions will be retained on the PNC until an individuals 100th birth date.

Under Part V of the Police Act 1997, the CRB has a statutory duty to include on a CRB certificate details of every conviction, caution, reprimand and warning that is recorded on the PNC.

http://www.crb.homeof...aspx#Canmyconvictions

If [an] application form says that the post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 then the caution must be disclosed, no matter how long ago it was given.

A caution may be disclosed [on a CRB check] for some years if it is deemed relevant to the reason for the check. Dishonesty offences (theft, shoplifting, fraud etc) tend to be disclosed for a longer period of time because of the nature of the offence. It is for the Chief Officer in each force to decide if a caution or other information will be disclosed.

Cautions will always remain on a person's record. There are only exceptional circumstances when a caution could be removed from a person's record and it is anticipated that such incidents will be rare. Examples of such possible circumstances are that it was found that the original arrest or sample was unlawful or where it was found beyond all doubt that no offence existed. Any requests that fit the above criteria should be directed to the Chief Constable of the force concerned

[ABerrant]

- (the bit cut off from the above post) -

...Any requests that fit the above criteria should be directed to the Chief Constable of the force concerned.

http://www.askthe.police.uk/content/Q562.htm

If you believe you have an exceptional circumstance...

http://www.merseyside...x.aspx?articleid=1640

[pridja]

If any of you believe minor cautions etc. are ruining people lives, please sign this petition http://epetitions.dir...ov.uk/petitions/19096