Recruitment of Ex-Offenders Policy & Guidance - April 2024

Appendix 1: Declaration of convictions

Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

The Ministry of Justice’s online disclosure checker is a new service being piloted and may
be useful:

Caution or conviction - Check when to disclose cautions or convictions 

Help is available from Unlock, a national independent advocacy charity that supports people with criminal records to move on positively in their lives.

Disclosing criminal records to employers 

Download the declaration of convictions