NACRO
The National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders (NACRO), are the UK’s longest established criminal justice charity. As an organisation they work with young people to try and stop their involvement in criminal activities. Additionally NACRO provide guidance and on a number of topics – such as rehabilitation of offenders and future employment.
Many of you will have noticed on the CRB application form that Applicants are asked the question –
“Have you ever been convicted of a criminal offence or received a caution, reprimand or warning?”
In order to help clarify what information needs to be declared and as such what answer an Applicant should provide, the RFU contacted NACRO directly and have obtained the following guidance –
Any caution or conviction, no matter how far in the past, must be declared as “yes” on the CRB form.
For those individuals with driving convictions the “threshold” stands as follows –
If you received a fixed penalty or were caught on camera (which resulted in a fine etc) then you do not need to declare this offence. As such you should select “No” on the CRB form.
If you went to court or the case was handled by a Judge and any penalty issued that was specific to your case (was NOT a fixed penalty fine) then you should select “Yes” on the CRB form.
Public Disorder Notices e.g. on the spot fines etc are deemed the same as fixed penalties and as such do not need to be declared. However, if you received a Public Disorder Notice and it went through a court hearing, you do need to declare it.
If you require further guidance or have a specific query which is not covered on this page please contact NACRO on 0208 840 6464 or 0208 840 7200.
You can visit NACRO’s website directly at – http://www.nacro.org.uk/
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