Jul 9, 2026
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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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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