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Rehabilitation of Offenders Act

It will help you to understand the difference between spent and unspent convictions, and which convictions you need to declare when applying for jobs or insurance.

It also explains where exceptions to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act exist, when all cautions or convictions must be disclosed, even if spent.

• Rehabilitation of Offenders (PDF 0.28mb 5 pages)