Milton
Member
I recently applied for a Subject Access Request to the PNC via ACRO.
Today I received a reply stating that the PNC holds no infornation against my name at any address I have lived in the
past.
I assumed that meant that my drink driving record from over 30 years ago had been deleted.
Therefore if I applied for employment that was exempt from the ROA I wouldn't have to disclose my old
conviction.
However, I have recently discovered that's not the case.
There is another crime data base called the PND or Police National Database which still retains
all details of convictions dating back to 1963.
Apparently conviction data held on the PND will still be disclosed on an enhanced DBS check despite being deleted
from the PNC.
I therefore have no idea if an old conviction has to be declared when applying for a job that's exempt from the ROA.
Should old convictions still need to be declared with such a job application, then I conclude that the Subject Access Request
to the PNC isn't worth the paper it's written on.
Surely you either have a criminal record or you haven't.
The Police seem to want it both ways.
Today I received a reply stating that the PNC holds no infornation against my name at any address I have lived in the
past.
I assumed that meant that my drink driving record from over 30 years ago had been deleted.
Therefore if I applied for employment that was exempt from the ROA I wouldn't have to disclose my old
conviction.
However, I have recently discovered that's not the case.
There is another crime data base called the PND or Police National Database which still retains
all details of convictions dating back to 1963.
Apparently conviction data held on the PND will still be disclosed on an enhanced DBS check despite being deleted
from the PNC.
I therefore have no idea if an old conviction has to be declared when applying for a job that's exempt from the ROA.
Should old convictions still need to be declared with such a job application, then I conclude that the Subject Access Request
to the PNC isn't worth the paper it's written on.
Surely you either have a criminal record or you haven't.
The Police seem to want it both ways.