Guidance
Disclosing your criminal record: Guidance for those with offences
Factsheets to help you understand your criminal record and whether it affects the jobs you can apply for.
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This guidance will help you understand your criminal record and whether it affects the jobs you can apply for.
Check if you need to tell someone about your criminal record
Use the disclosure checker to find out whether a caution or conviction should be disclosed to an employer.
Guidance to help those with convictions, those giving advice to people with convictions, and for employers who are looking to employ people with convictions.
Read the guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975 to understand the difference between spent and unspent convictions and which convictions must be declared when applying for jobs and any exceptions.
Updates to this page
Published 28 October 2023