Requirement for Ongoing Disclosures
Different criminal history disclosures are required depending on whether you are engaging in regulated activity, or not. The reporting requirements for students differ from those of employees/extended workforce and are set out in the table below.
If you require any further information please contact your School/Directorate.
Activity |
Employees & Extended Workforce |
Students |
Non-regulated activity |
Candidates holding offers of employment/work/service provision are required to advise the University of any ‘unspent convictions’ prior to taking up their position. Post recruitment/engagement, all employees and members of the extended workforce are required to advise their Director/Head of School and their HR Business Partner, in writing and without delay, of any unspent convictions. |
Applicants to degree programmes that do not involve regulated activity are required to disclose relevant items (please refer to the Admission of Applicants with a Criminal Record Procedure) to the Head of the Admissions and Access Service. If you acquire a relevant item on a criminal record after applying, but before admission to the University, they must advise the Head of Admissions and Access Service of any such changes in writing and without delay. Post enrolment you are required to disclose allegations of criminal activity (as per the Conduct Regulations), that arise after the date of admission to the University and before graduation, to your Head of School and the Director of Academic and Student Affairs in writing, without delay |
Regulated activity |
Following your criminal history check and throughout the time you will be engaging in regulated activity, you must advise your Director/Head of School and HR Business Partner in writing, without delay, of any new convictions, cautions, informed warnings and diversionary youth conferences which are not protected. You must also advise if you are, or have been, the subject of any criminal investigations or have any prosecutions pending. |
Following your criminal history check, and throughout the time you will be engaging in regulated activity, you are required to inform your Head of School and the Director of Academic and Student Affairs in writing, without delay, of any new convictions, cautions, informed warnings and diversionary youth conferences which are not protected. You must also advise if you are, or have been, the subject of any criminal investigations or have any prosecutions pending. If this information changes pre-admission then you must advise the Head of the Admissions and Access Service of any changes. |
Annual Self-Declarations
If your regulated activity continues into the next academic year you will be asked to complete an Annual Self Declaration to update the University on any changes to the information disclosed on your criminal history check and/or certificate of good conduct.