Criminal Convictions
The job you are applying for has been identified as involving supervising, caring for or otherwise connected with children and/or young people. In view of this, you must declare all * convictions, cautions, and/or bindovers for criminal offences, even where they are “spent” as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and subsequent regulations. You are also required to give details of any reprimands or warnings that you may have received. An enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) certificate with a check of the children’s barred list will also be required.
* The amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected' and are not subject to disclosure to employers, and cannot be taken into account. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found at the Disclosure and Barring Service website, https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-filtering-guidance