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Fiona – Incorrect recording of my conditional caution by the police almost cost me my job
Fiona contacted our helpline for some information and advice around filtering and disclosure. She had received a caution for common assault […]
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Case of Wesley – Disclosure of old convictions means people continue to be haunted by past mistakes
At the onset of puberty Wesley had a lot of mixed feelings about his sexuality. Although he can remember attending […]
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Case of Marcus – Disclosure of convictions given to youths continue to punish and prevents them from reaching their full potential
In 1995 Marcus was convicted of 6 offences although he appeared in court only once. The six offences were committed […]
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Case of Lynn – Refused a place to study as the college had no policy for dealing with people with convictions
In 2005, aged 17, Lynn was convicted of racial assault, an offence she was deeply ashamed of. Due to her […]
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Case of Saeed – A criminal record stopped an A-grade student studying medicine at university
At the age of 16, Saeed had fallen in with a ‘bad crowd’ which ultimately led to him being arrested […]
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Andy – Having an application for social housing refused on the basis of spent convictions
Andy contacted our helpline after his application for social housing was declined on the basis of his ‘previous criminal convictions‘. […]
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Kelly – Having an insurance policy cancelled due to a comparison company not providing full disclosure
Kelly contacted our helpline after she’d had her insurance policy cancelled due to the non-disclosure of her partner’s criminal record. […]
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Misleading question on an application form to join a professional body
We were recently contacted by an individual who had some concerns about the question relating to criminal convictions on the […]
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Larry – With little support from the jobcentre or probation after leaving prison, finding employment was extremely difficult
Larry contacted our helpline for some advice about finding a job with an unspent conviction. Larry stated that he’d recently been […]
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William – Getting information recorded incorrectly on police records removed
William contacted our helpline after he’d received a copy of his Subject Access Request (SAR) from the police and discovered that […]
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Charlotte – A lack of understanding of the filtering rules meant I was almost refused a place at university
Charlotte contacted our helpline for some advice due to issues she was having in being accepted onto a nursing course at […]
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Case of Isabel – Refused permission to study at University with no right of appeal
At the time of applying to study for a nursing degree, Isabel didn’t have a criminal record. However, several months […]
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Case of Adam – A criminal record preventing the award of a PhD
Adam had been studying for a PhD; he’d completed his oral examination (subject to some minor corrections) and a submission […]
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Helping a housing provider make sure they don’t consider spent convictions
A few years ago a member of staff of a housing provider who had attended one of our training courses […]
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Andy – Failings in the DBS eligibility investigation process meant that an ineligible check was carried out leading me to resign from my job
Andy contacted our helpline for some advice after his employer, a local council, had requested an enhanced Disclosure and Barring […]
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Danny – Failings in the DBS eligibility investigation process meant that my employers became aware of my spent conviction and terminated my contract
Danny contacted our helpline for some advice after his employer, a company selling disability aids, had requested an enhanced Disclosure […]
