This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition Reason 4 Change seeks to have the ‘never spent conviction’ rule changed.
We ask for either a new ‘case by case’ filter system for historical convictions or for the ‘4 year + sentence equals never spent’ rule to be moved to 7 years + instead.
Once at least 10 years has past and no further offences have been committed, there needs to be eligibility for a ‘spent’ status.
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Unecessary life-time disclosure causes sustained upset, distress and humiliation. Being asked for disclosure of convictions for such things as car and home insurance creates regular stress and anxiety for many individuals. Applications which are NOT exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 still have the right to ask this question which in turn raises unnecessary discrimination. The current situation is causing unfair alienation and separation. Please help Reason 4 change by signing
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