Criminal Records Checks
Mark S. Elliott has spent 25 years working in various management roles within the tenanted and leased divisions of the UK's largest breweries and pub companies. His extensive knowledge and day-to-day involvement with pubs and publicans make him well qualified to know what is required to run a successful pub. He shares his knowledge and many 'insider tips' with you in this book. Mark is based in Cockermouth, Cumbria.
CRIMINAL RECORDS CHECKS
All applicants are required to produce a Criminal Records Bureau Certificate to the licensing authority. All applicants must disclose whether they have been convicted outside England and Wales of a relevant offence or equivalent foreign offence.
Under the Data Protection Act, you can also request that the police provide you with details of any information about you, held on the Police National Computer. Contact your local police station for more details about this procedure.
What are ‘relevant offences’
Relevant offences include:
- Serious crime, including theft, burglary, firearms, violence and handling stolen goods.
- Serious dishonesty, including deception, false accounting, fraudulent evasion of duty, forgery and counterfeiting.
- Misuse of drugs, including production, supply and possession.
- Certain sexual offences.
- Offences under the Licensing Act 2003 or previous acts relating to licensing.
- Certain offences under the Trades Descriptions Act 1968, relating to alcohol.
- Certain offences under the Road Traffic Act 1988, involving drugs or alcohol.
