Ability to disregard spent convictions
10 Ability to disregard spent convictions
If a conviction of a person is spent—
a question about the person's criminal history is taken not to refer to the spent conviction, but to refer only to any of the person's convictions that are not spent; and
the person is not required to disclose to any other person for any purpose information concerning the spent conviction; and
in the application to the person of an Act, statutory instrument, agreement or arrangement—
a reference to a conviction, however expressed, is taken not to refer to the spent conviction; and
a reference to the person's character or fitness, however expressed, is not to be taken as allowing or requiring account to be taken of the spent conviction; and
the spent conviction, or the non‑disclosure of the spent conviction, is not a proper ground for—
refusing the person any appointment, post, status or privilege; or
revoking any appointment, status or privilege held by the person, or dismissing the person from any post.
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