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Tag: casestudygoogle

Case of William – Do spent convictions relating to possession of indecent images get de-listed from internet search engines?

Tuesday, 06 June 2017 by Debbie Sadler (Advice Manager)
William contacted our helpline after he’d read about the policy work we were doing around the EU right to be forgotten issue. Around 7 years ago, William had been convicted of possessing and making indecent images of children and received a three year community order. As a result of his conviction, he lost his job
  • Published in Google, Policy cases
Tagged under: casestudygoogle

Case of Patrick – Spent convictions online jeopardising self-employment

Tuesday, 06 June 2017 by Debbie Sadler (Advice Manager)
Five years ago, Patrick was convicted of a fraud offence and received a 12 month prison sentence. Patrick told us that at the time of his conviction, he was in a difficult place having built up some debts due to an addiction to gambling. His arrest was the ‘shock’ he needed to face up to
  • Published in Google, Policy cases
Tagged under: casestudygoogle

Case of Natasha – Online links hampering chances of promotion

Tuesday, 06 June 2017 by Debbie Sadler (Advice Manager)
Natasha was working as a teacher when she was convicted of fraud four years ago and received a five month suspended prison sentence. It is now spent under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Since her conviction, she has worked hard to rebuild her reputation. However, the presence of a story about her online has
  • Published in Google, Policy cases
Tagged under: casestudygoogle

Case of Anthony – Spent convictions are still available online, even after complaining to the ICO

Thursday, 01 June 2017 by Debbie Sadler (Advice Manager)
Anthony contacted us at the end of 2016, when he needed some advice about getting links to his name removed. He had been convicted of a sexual offence in 2000 and received a short prison sentence. His conviction became spent in 2004. Since his conviction, Anthony has significantly turned his life around. He has completed
  • Published in Google, Policy cases
Tagged under: casestudygoogle

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