spent criminal convictions

spent criminal convictions
It is unlawful under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 for employers to take into account certain criminal convictions in respect of which the ex-offender is considered in law to have been rehabilitated. For imprisonment between six months and two and a half years, the period is ten years, up to six months - seven years, and for fines or other sentences, five years. In respect of jobs for lawyers, accountants, teachers and the medical profession, these provisions do not apply.

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