In her second review into criminal records and vetting and barring procedures, the government’s independent adviser on criminality information management Sunita Mason wants to widen the definition to include convictions for non-imprisonable offences as well as cautions, reprimands and warnings from police.
In its response to the review, the Home Office confirmed it will review the definition of a criminal record.
Any extension to the definition will not include penalty notices for disorder or restorative justice and community resolutions as they do not involve a formal admission of guilt.
Mason said the current system – whereby only convictions for imprisonable offences were recorded – created "anomalies", such as ignoring offences such as cruelty to animals, which can carry large fines.
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