Any help appreciated.
I've been offered a contract for a few months. It's a TV job of which I've done many and never been asked about criminal past before.
I have a caution for possession (class c, I think K was at the time) in 2011. And I have one in 2015 for the same drug which was class B.
There are two forms. One is specifically about you being a criminal.
The questions are
ALL EMPLOYEES MUST CONFIRM THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS
□ I do not have a criminal record or Anti-Social Behaviour Order
□ I do not have any criminal charges or prosecutions pending
□ I have never been cautioned or convicted of any offence relating to a person under 18
□ I have never been subject to disciplinary action or sanction relating to children*
□ I have no history of abusive behaviour towards children
□ I have no unspent criminal convictions, police cautions or, to the best of my knowledge, I am
not the subject of any ongoing criminal investigations.
If you are unable to make these declarations, please bring this to the attention of your line manager. This
information is for our consideration only.
The other is a generic form with one question about convictions but as far as I can tell I don't have any convictions as only a court can convict someone and a caution is not a conviction.
So my question is is a caution a criminal record. Do I have to leave the first question blank and let them know as per the bold line? There may be children. older or "vulnerable" people around. I assume if I lie or do it wrong and they DBS check me then they can/will fire me.
But if I admit to having a criminal record and caution (or do I need to admit to two) then can they rescind the job offer?
Fromhttps://www.askthe.police.uk/content/Q562.htm Cautions are covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and become spent immediately (apart from conditional cautions which will become spent after 3 months). Unless applying for particular types of work (see below), a person who has spent cautions does not have to disclose them to prospective employers, and employers cannot refuse to employ someone on the basis of spent convictions.
So, do I have a criminal record? I think yes, but not 100%. And do I have to admit it because they are spent? Or is not admitting having a criminal record lying?
Am I safe that the police website is correct that they cannot now refuse the job? I worry that maybe it is exempt because of the potential of there being "vulnerable people"
Cheers and thanks for any help!
I've been offered a contract for a few months. It's a TV job of which I've done many and never been asked about criminal past before.
I have a caution for possession (class c, I think K was at the time) in 2011. And I have one in 2015 for the same drug which was class B.
There are two forms. One is specifically about you being a criminal.
The questions are
ALL EMPLOYEES MUST CONFIRM THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS
□ I do not have a criminal record or Anti-Social Behaviour Order
□ I do not have any criminal charges or prosecutions pending
□ I have never been cautioned or convicted of any offence relating to a person under 18
□ I have never been subject to disciplinary action or sanction relating to children*
□ I have no history of abusive behaviour towards children
□ I have no unspent criminal convictions, police cautions or, to the best of my knowledge, I am
not the subject of any ongoing criminal investigations.
If you are unable to make these declarations, please bring this to the attention of your line manager. This
information is for our consideration only.
The other is a generic form with one question about convictions but as far as I can tell I don't have any convictions as only a court can convict someone and a caution is not a conviction.
So my question is is a caution a criminal record. Do I have to leave the first question blank and let them know as per the bold line? There may be children. older or "vulnerable" people around. I assume if I lie or do it wrong and they DBS check me then they can/will fire me.
But if I admit to having a criminal record and caution (or do I need to admit to two) then can they rescind the job offer?
Fromhttps://www.askthe.police.uk/content/Q562.htm Cautions are covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and become spent immediately (apart from conditional cautions which will become spent after 3 months). Unless applying for particular types of work (see below), a person who has spent cautions does not have to disclose them to prospective employers, and employers cannot refuse to employ someone on the basis of spent convictions.
So, do I have a criminal record? I think yes, but not 100%. And do I have to admit it because they are spent? Or is not admitting having a criminal record lying?
Am I safe that the police website is correct that they cannot now refuse the job? I worry that maybe it is exempt because of the potential of there being "vulnerable people"
Cheers and thanks for any help!