spent convictions

[raantheman]

i was convicted of taxi touting (even though no witnesses turned up) and got a six month driving ban. can someone tell me what a spent conviction is as i was told that as i was banned from driving for 6 months my conviction would be deemed spent after that 6 month period and not 5 years. is this true or will it remain on my records for 4to 5 years?

[New Judge]

A driving ban is not a sentence in its own right, but an �ancillary order�.

How long it is before your conviction is �spent� depends on what your substantive sentence was (for example, a fine, a Conditional Discharge, a Community Order).

What was it?

[trevor5565]

yes the convictio is spent.. as in no longer in forc.. however he conviction that occured stays on your lisence for 5 years to be viewed when hiring vehicles etc... no pouints remain however ..

[kempie]

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Law/Question713 274.html

[New Judge]

Thanks again kempie.

I did realise this time that he was at it again. At least he's put us out of our misery by being convicted. I just thought I'd try to find out what sentence was imposed for this miscarriage of justice.

[Buenchico]

You do seem to have posted a hell of lot of questions about this matter but I'll still try to address the specific issues you've asked about this time.

If you were solely banned from driving (which seems unlikely), the conviction is regarded as 'spent' as soon as the ban ends.

However, if you were also fined (or given a community sentence) then the 5 year rehabilitation period applies.

See here:
http://www.lawontheweb.co.uk/rehabact.htm

However all convictions remain on your record for life. If you appear before the courts again, the court will be made aware of your previous conviction when passing sentence. If a potential employer carries out a CRB check, your conviction will always show up. (That's set to change. The CRB are to introduce a new 'basic' check which will only show unspent convictions). If you apply for employment in a job which is exempted from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (such as working with, or alongside children or vulnerable adults) you'll always have to declare your conviction. If you apply for a visa for foreign travel, the RoO Act doesn't apply, so you'll always have to declare your conviction (if required to by the application form).

Chris