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The police or Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) can give you a caution (warning) or a penalty notice if you commit a minor crime
Stricter rules to govern how police use cautions will ensure they should only be used for minor, first-time offences under a new code of practice published today (2 August).
Guidelines for police officers and Crown Prosecutors on how and when to issue a simple caution for minor offences or first-time offenders.
Lodging a caution against first registration and dealing with caution titles (practice guide 3).
Application form WCT to withdraw a caution.
When to tell a potential employer, university, college or insurance company about a criminal record, when it becomes 'spent' and what shows up on a DBS check.
Application form CCD: cancel a caution against dealings.
This ad-hoc statistical notice presents additional analysis on the use of adult cautions, and has been produced as supporting evidence for the Adult Simple Cautions Review.
Form CT1: caution against first registration.
This guidance explains how to use sobriety conditions to deal with low-level crime. It is based on experiences with the sobriety pilot scheme.
Operational guidance on conditional cautions as part of the Drugs Intervention Programme. Date: Fri May 13 14:45:17 BST 2011 Full Document…
A consultation seeking views on the draft Code of Practice for Diversionary and Community Cautions.
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