A criminal conviction that no longer has to be disclosed once enough time has passed under the rehabilitation period rules. Most employers can’t ask about it or hold it against you once it’s spent.
In practice
A job applicant with a spent convictionA criminal conviction that no longer has to be disclosed once enough time has passed under the rehabilitation period rules. Most employers can't ask about it or hold it against you once it's spent. outside a role requiring an enhanced DBS check does not have to disclose it, and an employer generally cannot hold it against them.
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