NOTE: Some posts may be exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders (Exemption) Order 1979.

You are therefore not entitled to withhold information, which for other purposes is regarded as spent convictions under the provisions of this order. However, disclosure of convictions will not necessarily nullify your application.

Given the nature of the position you are applying for and the fact that it involves close work with children and young people, all acceptable applicants will be submitted to a vetting procedure prior to appointment.

FOR APPLICANTS OUTSIDE BRITAIN AND THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND You are required to include, with this application, a statement (not a copy) from your local police authority stating whether or not you have any past offences involving children.