Proposed amendment of Police Act 1997 would change DBS rules

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Proposed amendment of Police Act 1997 would change DBS rules

Automatic disclosure of youth cautions would be removed under changed legislation.

Date - 10th July 2020
By - Gary Mason

Proposed changes to criminal records checks would see any offences classed as low-level convictions, which took place more than 11 years ago, no longer automatically showing on Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) certificates. Multiple convictions...

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