The Standard Disclosure

These are primarily for positions that involve working with children or regular contact with vulnerable adults. They are also for those providing health services and for those entering certain professions such as accountancy. These are some of the excepted professions, offices and employment´s referred to in the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Standard Disclosures contain details of all convictions on record (including ´spent´ convictions - i.e. those that happened some time ago and normally no longer need to be revealed as specified in the Rehabilitation Act 1974) plus details of any cautions, reprimands or warnings. For positions involving ´working with children´ also give information contained on a government department lists of people considered unsuitable to work with children. The DfES and DH currently hold these lists.

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