Jul 9, 2026
How to Challenge Information on an Enhanced DBS Certificate
If information has appeared on your Enhanced DBS certificate that you believe is unfair, inaccurate, or disproportionate, there are clear legal routes available to challenge it. The same applies if the police have notified you that they are proposing to…
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What Does NFA Mean? No Further Action, Your Police Record & Enhanced DBS Checks
NFA stands for “No Further Action” — the decision by the police or the Crown Prosecution Service to end a criminal investigation without charging you. An NFA is not a conviction and it does not give you a criminal record….
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Can Allegations Show on an Enhanced DBS Certificate?
An allegation that was never proven, never charged, and never resulted in any criminal outcome can still appear on an Enhanced DBS certificate. For many professionals, this comes as a serious and unwelcome shock — particularly when the allegation was…
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Arrested but Not Charged — Will It Show on an Enhanced DBS Check?
Being arrested is not the same as being guilty of anything. If you were arrested and released without charge, you may reasonably assume that the matter is finished and that no record of it will follow you. For Basic and…
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How to Apply for Deletion of Local Police Records
Local police records can be deleted. That fact alone surprises many people. Most assume that once the police have recorded something, it is there for good. But the law does not work that way. Data protection law gives individuals the…
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Enhanced DBS Checks and Healthcare Professionals — What’s at Stake
Healthcare professionals face Enhanced DBS checks at almost every stage of their career. For many, the first check comes before the course even starts — most universities require an Enhanced DBS check as a condition of admission to medical, nursing…
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Enhanced DBS Checks and Teachers — What Disclosure Means for Your Teaching Career
Teachers work under some of the strictest safeguarding scrutiny of any profession. Schools are trusted with the care of children, and the legal framework around recruitment and background checks reflects that trust. Enhanced DBS checks — usually with a check…
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What Can Show on an Enhanced DBS Check? A Complete Guide
An Enhanced DBS check can reveal far more than a criminal conviction. For thousands of people working in healthcare, education, and social care it is the non-conviction information on a certificate — not the criminal record section — that causes…
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Apr 24, 2026
Spanish Conviction Deleted from UK PNC: The Reciprocal Deletion Breakthrough
In April 2026, we secured the deletion of a Spanish conviction from the UK Police National Computer – the first written acceptance we are aware of, under the post-Brexit framework, that an EU conviction should be deleted from the PNC…
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