48. Rehabilitation of offenders.

The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 provides that in certain circumstances criminal convictions are spent after a certain period¹. Usually, a conviction which has become spent, or any circumstances ancillary thereto, or any failure to disclose a spent conviction or any such circumstances, will not be a proper ground for dismissing or excluding a person from any office, profession, occupation or employment, or for prejudicing him in any way in any occupation or employment². This does not, however, apply to any work which is in a regulated position or work in a further education institution or 16 to 19