Following a request by FACT for information under the Freedom of Information Act the Criminal Records Bureau have released the following statistical information.
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Returns submitted to employers/prospective employers |
2002-2003 |
2003-2004 |
2004-2005 |
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Subject has no criminal conviction. |
1,375,026 |
2,177,441 |
2,238,650 |
|
Subject has criminal record (see note 1) |
62,697 |
107,627 |
125,902 |
|
Subject has no criminal record but has been the subject of allegations of alleged misconduct which falls short of a conviction (see note 2) |
6,316 |
10,132 |
11,140 |
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Explanatory Notes:
Note 1
These figures relate to convictions, cautions, reprimands, and warnings held on the CRB extract of the Police National Computer
Note 2
The figures show returns where the subject has no criminal record but has been the subject of allegations of misconduct which falls short of a conviction. The figures relate to information provided by local police forces for enhanced disclosures only and/or information contained on one or more of the following lists:-
The figures referred to above do not all necessarily relate to allegations of physical, sexual, emotional abuse. They may include other 'offence' history such as fraud, drug related convictions - where they are relevant factors in any employment application.