Below we have listed a collection of the most up to date resources in relation to documentation available on the various areas of disclosure topics in Northern Ireland.
This is a guide to insurers and brokers who will quote for insurance if you have a conviction to disclose. NI can be a challenge for insurance with a smaller market to choose from. This will give you a list of insurers who you can contact.
Download ResourceSometimes it is necessary to tell an employer, voluntary organisation, college, or financial institution that you have ‘something to declare’ about your criminal record. Other examples of times you may need to declare such information include house, business or car insurance and travelling to other countries such as the USA or Australia. No matter who you are disclosing the information to, it is good to spend some time putting together a clear and concise statement that you can use to explain your situation. This guide will tell you all you need to know about the law surrounding disclosure, when you need to disclose and how to write your own disclosure statement.
Download ResourceSometimes it is necessary to tell an employer, voluntary organisation, college, or financial institution that you have ‘something to declare’ about your criminal record. Other examples of times you may need to declare such information include house, business or car insurance and travelling to other countries such as the USA or Australia. No matter who you are disclosing the information to, it is good to spend some time putting together a clear and concise statement that you can use to explain your situation. This guide will tell you all you need to know about the law surrounding disclosure, when you need to disclose and how to write your own disclosure statement.
This is a guide to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and how to appeal against inclusion on the Barring list if you have received a “Minded to Barr” letter from them. This lays out the steps you should take to avail of their appeals process.
This is a guide to insurers and brokers who will quote for insurance if you have a conviction to disclose. NI can be a challenge for insurance with a smaller market to choose from. This will give you a list of insurers who you can contact.
This is a guide to convictions for those aged under 18 in NI. These convictions are categorized differently and have very different spending periods and conditions on spending attached.
This is a guide to convictions for those aged under 18 in the Republic of Ireland. It lays out the legal definition of a child in the Republic of Ireland, the age of criminal responsibility, the legal basis for how a child can be detained and how offences can be considered spent.
This is a guide to driving offences and how they can appear on your record and for how long. It also lays out information on fees associated with regaining your licence after a disqualification.
A guide to the different levels of checks that AccessNI carry out what they can show. It also gives examples of the kind of roles that will require the different levels of checks and why.
AccessNI list of specified offences Date published: November 2023 The List of Specified Offences sets out the serious and violent crimes (including sexual crimes and crimes relating to safeguarding or child protection matters) that are not subject to the AccessNI Filtering Scheme and will always appear on AccessNI standard or enhanced checks.
These are items that could appear on your record if you are applying for roles that require a standard or enhanced type of criminal record check. Some of these disposals listed will apply only to those under the age of 18 only, adults (over 18) or to both categories.
This guide covers a wide variety of countries and is not exhaustive. We would encourage you to use this a starting point and carry out you own research on the country you intend to visit.
This is a guide to travelling to Australia and New Zealand if you have a conviction. This is not an exhaustive guide, and we would encourage you to do your own research and contact the relevant embassy on the type of visa you intend to apply for.
This is a guide to travelling to Canada if you have a conviction. This is not an exhaustive guide, and we would encourage you to do your own research and contact the relevant embassy of Canada on the type of visa you intend to apply for. There are some significant differences with Canada compared to the USA.
This is a guide to travelling to Europe if you have a conviction. This is not an exhaustive guide, and we would encourage you to do your own research and contact the relevant embassy or consulate of the country you intend to travel do depending on the type of visit or stay you intend.
This is a guide to travelling to the USA if you have a conviction. It contains explanations of the entry conditions to the US and how having a conviction can present a challenge. This is lengthy as the US has a very different system to the UK and Europe in general. - This is not an exhaustive guide, and we would encourage you to do your own research and contact the US embassy or consulate.
This is a short guide to the types of offences in NI. More information on offences can be found in the Disclosure Statement Information Pack.
The Niacro guide on how to correctly handle and assess disclosures of criminal record information. Niacro recommends that in order to fairly and safely assess criminal record information received by applicants for jobs, volunteer roles or educational courses that a ‘panel’ is formed. By working on a panel model, it ensures a common sense, evidence-based approach is taken and that proper safeguarding assessments and fairness of decision making can be easily evidenced. It also provides proof that the correct procedures were following in assessing suitability.
Detailed finding of the survey on Employers perspectives on hiring people with convictions. This was undertaken in partnership with the University of Ulster in January 2020.
Key findings of the Employer Survey on Employer Perspectives on hiring people with convictions. This was undertaken in partnership with the University of Ulster in January 2020.
This is an excellent starting point for organisations who wish to make sure their policies on recruitment and selection are fully compliant with the legislation governing this area in all respects.
