It depends on the nature of the conviction, the result of the conviction, the rest of the individual's criminal record and the type of criminal record check being performed:
- Convictions will never be removed from the Police National Computer (PNC) so they will always show on a police check.
- Once a conviction becomes 'spent', it will no longer show on a Basic criminal record check. It can take up to 7 years for a conviction to become 'spent' and some types of convictions can never be 'spent'.
- Once a conviction becomes 'protected' it will no longer show on a standard DBS check (CRB checks were replaced by DBS checks in 2012). It can take up to 11 years for a conviction to become 'protected' and some types of convictions can never be 'protected'.
- Once a conviction becomes 'protected' it will no longer show on an enhanced DBS check unless the police reasonable believe the information is relevant to a recruitment decision.
