Legal & Sentencing
Last updated: 16 January 2026

Disclosure Rights

Legal provisions governing when and how individuals must disclose their criminal convictions to employers and others. The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 allows some convictions to become "spent" after a period, meaning they no longer need to be disclosed in most circumstances.

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