I would like to know!

I was arrested for an offence when i was about 17, (now 51) but released within an hour
and never charged,

So do i have a criminal record?

and in theory if asked, do i have to say arrested yes, charged no??

Steve

Were you given a caution? If so that may show up on an enhanced criminal record search, but it wouldn't show up on a normal enquiry. But it more than likely because of the time it may not show up at all and wouldn't be tied to your address now, unless your still living at same address now as you were at 17

As you weren't charged you won't have a criminal record

Cheers
David

[Edited on 26/10/11 by Minicooper]

Cant be sure but I would guess that it you are charged and taken to court then you would have a record. Otherwise your guilty until proven innocence.

[Edited on 26/10/11 by DixieTheKid]

If your sentence is less than 2 years and its ten years since your sentence then .... (assuming its not one of a few specific crimes) your crime is spent - this means you don't need to tell people about it.

At least thats how our HR department explained it to me when we had a bloke not admit to his 30 month sentence 12 years after the conviction.

Theres a company called disclosure Scotland who do it. I had to use it when I went to work on military helicopters. I think it cost about 20 quid. If I were you though I wouldn't waste your money.

As above a CRC check will tell all,I have to do this every 5 years for a airside pass.

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Originally posted by steve m
I would like to know!

I was arrested for an offence when i was about 17, (now 51) but released within an hour
and never charged,

So do i have a criminal record?

and in theory if asked, do i have to say arrested yes, charged no??

Steve

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i had to admit to criminal damage once when i applied for a job, the guy laughed when i told him i got caught making crop circles in a corn field.

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Originally posted by graememk
i had to admit to criminal damage once when i applied for a job, the guy laughed when i told him i got caught making crop circles in a corn field.

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But having touched on this at work recently, I unsderstand that this is correct
But anything less than below did not happen......

"Cautions (including reprimands and warnings) are covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 so will become spent immediately (apart from conditional cautions which will become spent after 3 months). This means that if you are asked on an application form if you have a caution you can reply 'no'. For conditional cautions it would be after 3 months since the caution was issued, up until that time you would have to reply 'yes'.

This applies retrospectively so applies to anyone who has ever had a caution (including reprimands and warnings), regardless of when it was given.

If the 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.

However, this does not mean that it will not be disclosed on a CRB check. Under the current system all cautions, reprimands and final warnings are disclosed on both Standard and Enhanced CRB disclosures no matter how far back they go. If a caution / reprimand / warning is on record then it 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.

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Here it is.....



The Police keep records of everyone they arrest, that includes those convicted when the convictions are now spent. Records remain forever, in an intelligence type of basis, whether convictions are spent or otherwise.


Its very unlikely you have a record with the Police, as you would be on paper then, and unless you were a particularly bad lad (dont want to know) once the computer arrived, if your appearance in the nick was sh1te, then its not very likely you even made it onto the big computer.


In the worst case scenario, you MAY have a record, but are perfectly within your rights to not mention it whenever asked.



The fact you were there an hour, Im more than certain you dont even exist AT ALL....


Fill your boots, apply for what you fancy.



Please dont quote me in any such applications, this post is not proof of identity or integrity

I had to agree to a CRB check when we employed a school leaver as an apprentice.

Not sure if you can request one yourself. I imagine if you pay the fee then can't see why not.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/Startinganewjob/DG_195809

Quote " The CRB check searches your details against criminal records and other sources, including the Police National Computer. The check may reveal convictions, cautions, reprimands and warnings."

Rich

He was in the nick an hour, not charged, never cautioned and never went to court.....



He doesnt exist on the Police computer, believe me....

Ye can get a copy of yer record from police stations up here.....

Because we sometimes go abroad for work, we have to have the report....





Bertie.

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Originally posted by bertie_bas205
Ye can get a copy of yer record from police stations up here.....

Because we sometimes go abroad for work, we have to have the report....

Bertie.

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i got a caution at 14, when about 23 a copper who pulled me over said they had no record of it. So id say after 30 odd years, you're ok.

Would the local police have any record of you? Of course, just by asking, they will look at you suspiciously.

Also look at it this way as a general observation on the world BC (Before Computers) was a bit different from the world now, in any walk of life only potentially important old records got transferred over to computer files.

You can get a form from the police station pay a small fee and they will send you a report you are in the same police district as me so iknow you will be able

I have a police record....

CRB check, £30 iirc, otherwise known as an enhanced disclosure.