Hi all,
Does anyone know if reprimands and arrests should be disclosed for the SRA character/suitability assessment? The reprimand was issued over a decade ago when the individual was underage (as is the way with reprimands) and it was not an act involving violence/fraud etc (it was a property offence), but I am unsure if it is necessary to state this on their early suitability application form. The individual was later (by this point aged over 18) asked to do a police voluntary interview in connection to another property offence and put on bail, with no further action taken (they were not involved in and had no knowledge of the event or the place where it occurred).
Do either of these need to be disclosed?
I found this information on the SRA website: "
You must tell us about all criminal convictions or cautions including spent convictions or cautions unless they are protected, as defined in the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013).
Unless it was for a specified offence as detailed below:
- a caution will be protected after six years (or two years if aged under 18 at the time of caution)
- a conviction, which did not result in a prison or suspended sentence, will be protected after 11 years (or five and half years if aged under 18 at the time of conviction).
If a caution or conviction resulted in a prison or suspended sentence, you must disclose it within your application."
My reading here is that the reprimand might be 'protected' since it was over 11 years ago and therefore may not need to be disclosed, but I'm unsure about the arrest. It will also be hard to discuss the arrest without discussing the reprimand since it emerged from DNA taken during the first case.
Thanks
