Applying for work if you've been in trouble with the
police
The Rehabiliation of Offenders Act was brought in to
help people with criminal convictions get into work. Whether you
need to tell the employer about a conviction will depend
on:
Some convictions become "spent" after a period of
time and you don't have to tell the employer about them (disclose
them to the employer).
You must tell employers if you have been convicted of
specific crimes and if you received a custodial sentence of a
certain length. Some convictions never become spent and they always
have to be disclosed. If you are applying for a job and don't know
if you should tell the employer about criminal convictions, you can
find out more from your YOT worker if you have one or from the
NACRO website
www.nacro.org.uk
or ring NACRO on
020 7582 6500 020 7582 6500
