"Independent Scheme Assurance Panel" report on ID cards published.

[PeteM]

Mark Lomas wrote  on 12-05-08 09:02:
> 
>     I do not know about others, but the UK system was designed to deal
>     with spent convictions by treating them the same as any other. It
>     returns all convictions (or convictions and suspicions in the case
>     of an enhanced check) no matter how old they are, and leaves it to
>     the applying organisation to apply ROOA.
> 
>     It is possible that this has been or is being changed, but it was
>     certainly true a year or so ago, and I suspect it still is.
> 
> This depends upon the organisation requesting the records.
> 
> Ian is correct to suggest that records are retained after they are 
> spent. ACPO
> guidelines suggest for up to ten years.
> 
> However, when conducting a background check for a job, unless the hiring 
> organisation
> is 'exempt' it will not see spent convictions. Further, the applicant is 
> entitled to lie
> about spent convictions and protected from unfair dismissal because of 
> that lie.
> 

You mean the basic disclosure system is now working as promised, after 
all the delays?  Could you tell me when it was finally implemented (and 
provide a reference for it)?

[Sorry for the late follow up, ukcrypto seems to be sending me posts 
very erratically at the moment; in fact I don't think I'm getting them 
all.]

-- 
Pete Mitchell