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- Where can I find information and advice about my criminal record?
- The Nacro Resettlement Plus Helpline 020 7840 6464 can provide you with information and advice about:
- Whether an individual may have a criminal record. This is based purely on information you give us – Nacro does not have access to the NPC or any other information.
- Whether a conviction is spent or unspent.
- Whether an individual’s record is likely to be eligible to be weeded or not, and how to do this.
- How you can get a copy of your own criminal record.
- How you can reassure potential employers about your criminal record.
- I’ve got a criminal record. Will this stop me from working for positions that require a Disclosure?
- Ultimately it is for the employer to decide whether somebody is suitable to work in a position. However, having a criminal record should not automatically bar you from a position that requires a Disclosure.
If your conviction included being added to any of the barring lists (PoCA, PoVA or List 99) or a court imposed ban on working in certain professions, then it may be a criminal act to make an application for employment in those areas.
All Registered Bodies must have a policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders, which they should make available to you at your request. This is one of the requirements of the CRB’s Code of Practice, which you can view in full by clicking here.