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Have you ever been arrested?, background screening question

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    #31
    Originally posted by HugeWhale View Post
    I don't know about squirrels, but I heard of a guy who lost his gerbil and asked the police for a full cavity search.
    That was NAT. They arrested him for wasting police time, after he admitted he made up the gerbil story.

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      #32
      Originally posted by Man Utd View Post
      No and No.

      Got bound over for a year.
      Some folks round here will pay extra for that...
      His heart is in the right place - shame we can't say the same about his brain...

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        #33
        Originally posted by sal View Post
        If they do care, they likely have the means to to get your record, ROA or not
        In my book that would be breaking the law. watch this space.

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          #34
          Originally posted by GreenMirror View Post
          The things IBs hate most are lieing, bankruptcy and arrests for financial crime.

          .
          I know, they hate the competition.

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            #35
            Originally posted by IPMAN View Post
            In respect to a prospective IT Contract with an investment bank who are using an external background screening partner, are they entitled to ask the question i.e. Have you ever been arrested?

            thanks
            Was the question verbal or in writing?
            If in writing there will *usually* be a section referring to the ROA 1974.
            Old Greg - In search of acceptance since Mar 2007. Hoping each leap will be his last.

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              #36
              Originally posted by Old Greg View Post
              That was NAT. They arrested him for wasting police time, after he admitted he made up the gerbil story.
              Unlike RH who actually abused a hamster: -

              https://forums.contractoruk.com/gene...ml#post1488728

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                #37
                Originally posted by Zigenare View Post
                Was the question verbal or in writing?
                If in writing there will *usually* be a section referring to the ROA 1974.
                In writing and yes there was reference to ROA 1974 right at the top

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                  #38
                  Originally posted by IPMAN View Post
                  In writing and yes there was reference to ROA 1974 right at the top
                  What did the questionnaire say in regards to "ROA 1974"?

                  Did it say that the role was exempt from the ROA 1974?

                  Applying for work

                  Once your convictions are spent, the Act gives you the right not to disclose them when applying for jobs, unless the role is exempt from the Act. Most employers with jobs covered by the Act will only ask for ‘unspent’ convictions. If they ask about all convictions, you should check what level of disclosure they’re entitled to, and if it’s only a basic DBS disclosure, then this may be an ineligible check and you can legally withhold any spent convictions.
                  Last edited by Zigenare; 22 May 2018, 12:30.
                  Old Greg - In search of acceptance since Mar 2007. Hoping each leap will be his last.

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