Criminal Convictions
You are requested to state whether or not you have any relevant criminal convictions except a motoring offence for which you have received a fine or three penalty points or a spent sentence (as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 / Rehabilitation of Offenders (NI) Order 1978), except for certain courses (see below).
‘Relevant criminal convictions’ are defined as criminal offences involving any kind of violence, including, but not limited to, threatening behaviour, offences concerning the intention to harm or resulting in actual bodily harm; the unlawful supply of controlled drugs or substances where the conviction concerns commercial drug dealing or trafficking, offences involving firearms, arson, or those listed in the Sexual Offences Act 2003 / Sexual Offences (NI) Order 2008 or the Terrorism Act 2006 / Terrorism (NI) Act 2006. Criminal offences include convictions, cautions, admonitions, reprimands, final warnings, bind over orders or similar.
Certain professions or occupations, particularly teaching, medicine, dentistry, law, accountancy, actuarial, healthcare, social work, pharmacy and professions or occupations involving work with children or vulnerable adults, including elderly or sick people, are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 / Rehabilitation of Offenders (NI) Order 1978. When applying for any such courses you must tell us about any spent or unspent criminal convictions, including cautions, reprimands, final warnings, bind over orders, penalty notices, ASBOs or violent offender orders.
If you have not been convicted of a criminal offence, you must select the ‘No’ option. If you select the ‘Yes’ option the University may ask you to send more details. If your conviction involved an offence similar to those set out above, but was made by a court outside the United Kingdom, you should select the ‘Yes’ option.
If you do not answer this question we will contact you in writing and this will delay the processing of your application.
If you are not sure whether to tell us about a previous conviction, you can get more advice from a solicitor, but you may have to pay for this.
If you are convicted of a criminal offence after you have applied, you must tell us and provide details.