Case study – Housing organisation amends misleading question on their employment application form
Tuesday, 31 March 2020
by Debbie Sadler (Advice Manager)
Our helpline was contacted recently by an individual who had some concerns about the questions being asked relating to criminal records on a homeless accommodation provider’s job application form. The individual had been applying to be an administrative assistant and, having seen the job description, assumed that the role would be eligible for a basic
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Case of Lawrence – Court wrongly issued information about a spent conviction
Friday, 27 March 2020
by Rachel Tynan
Lawrence contacted us concerned that a crown court had provided information about his spent conviction without the proper authority. Lawrence had a spent conviction from 12 years ago which could still be found on the internet. His local residents’ association had used the information they found online to request a Certificate of Conviction from the
Case study – Insurance brokers must ensure that any guidance they use to assist their customers is clear and does not provide misleading advice or information
Friday, 27 September 2019
by Debbie Sadler (Advice Manager)
We were recently contacted by an insurance broker who wished to place an advert on our online magazine, theRecord. In line with our standard procedures, we reviewed the insurer’s website to ensure that they were a reputable company and able to help people with convictions. Although the organisation were offering a range of products suitable
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Case study – Employers need to keep track of changes in legislation to ensure guidance given to employees is correct
Friday, 27 September 2019
by Debbie Sadler (Advice Manager)
We were recently contacted by an individual who wished to highlight some out of date information which he’d seen on the website of a courier company in relation to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. In an FAQ on their careers website, the company had posed the following question: “What’s is meant by an unspent
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Case study – Engaging with an employer can result in questions on an application form being amended
Friday, 27 September 2019
by Debbie Sadler (Advice Manager)
We were recently contacted by an individual who raised concerns about a misleading question and statement around criminal record checks on a music schools application form. The majority of roles being advertised by the music school were teaching roles which would be eligible for an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, neither the question
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Case study – Professional bodies should ensure any questions they ask about criminal records are clear and not misleading
Thursday, 04 July 2019
by Debbie Sadler (Advice Manager)
Our helpline was recently contacted by an individual who wanted to highlight a question being asked about criminal records by a professional body on their application form. The individual believed that this question was potentially very misleading as it asked: “Have you ever received a caution or conviction for a criminal record?” We informed the
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Case study – Challenging a misleading question on a Council housing reference form
Tuesday, 02 April 2019
by Debbie Sadler (Advice Manager)
We were contacted recently by an individual who was concerned about the criminal record question being asked on a Council’s housing reference form and the fact that the Council were asking applicants to give authorisation to the Council to carry out a police check. The question relating to criminal records asked: “Have you been convicted
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Case study – Successfully challenging a misleading question on a college application form
Tuesday, 02 April 2019
by Debbie Sadler (Advice Manager)
We were recently contacted by an individual who was concerned about a question relating to criminal records on a generic college application form. This asked: “Do you have any criminal convictions, cautions, reprimands, final warnings or prosecutions pending?” The individual felt that the college should be a lot more specific about what they needed an
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Case study – Social housing providers can only request details of unspent convictions on housing application forms
Friday, 05 October 2018
by Debbie Sadler (Advice Manager)
We were contacted recently by an individual who wanted some advice about answering a criminal record question being asked by a housing provider on their housing application form. The question on the application form stated: Have you or any member of your household ever been convicted of a criminal offence? Yes/No The individual
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Case study – Colleges must ensure that if they want to know about criminal records, then their questions are very clear
Friday, 05 October 2018
by Debbie Sadler (Advice Manager)
Our helpline was contacted recently by a probation officer who was working with an individual looking to apply for a college course. She believed that the wording on the application form was unclear as the question asked: Please declare whether you have any relevant* convictions or current proceedings against you: Yes/No *Relevant proceedings or
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Case study – Challenging a Community Rehabilitation Company regarding the failings in their recruitment process
Thursday, 28 June 2018
by Debbie Sadler (Advice Manager)
We were contacted by an individual after she’d been dismissed from her job as a receptionist with a Community Rehabilitation Company (CRC). When she’d applied for the job, she was aware that she’d need a basic DBS check and, as her conviction was spent, she didn’t disclose it to the employer. However, after starting the
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Case study – Misleading question on an application form to join a professional body
Thursday, 05 April 2018
by Debbie Sadler (Advice Manager)
We were recently contacted by an individual who had some concerns about the question relating to criminal convictions on the application form to join a professional body. The question asked: ‘I have been convicted of a criminal offence Yes / No’ The organisation stated that they would be carrying out a standard Disclosure
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