Jul 9, 2026

How Local Police Records Feed Into Enhanced DBS Disclosure

The non-conviction information that appears on an Enhanced DBS certificate almost always comes from one place: the local records held by an individual police force. This is where allegations, arrests without charge, no further action matters, community resolutions and police…

What Is Relevant Police Information on an Enhanced DBS Certificate?

When people think of a DBS check, they think of convictions and cautions. But on an Enhanced DBS certificate, there is a third category that sits alongside the criminal record section — and it is the category that can cause…

What Are Local Police Records and How Can They Affect Your Career?

Most people think of police records as a list of convictions and cautions on a central national database. That is part of the picture — but only part. Every police force in England and Wales also holds its own records…

Community Resolutions and Enhanced DBS Checks — What You Need to Know

A community resolution is one of the most misunderstood disposals in the criminal justice system. It is not a conviction. It is not a caution. Many people accept one without any legal advice, often at the suggestion of the police,…

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….

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…

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…

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…

Feb 25, 2026

Can Non-Conviction Information Appear on an ICPC?

An International Child Protection Certificate (ICPC) does not only disclose convictions and cautions. It may also include non-conviction police information – such as arrests, allegations, investigations, or other locally recorded intelligence – where police consider disclosure necessary for safeguarding purposes….