DS DBS Worries

[ClearFruit]

My Son was fined for breach of a Community Protection Order at age 16. The fine was paid, the protection order ran it's course (12 months), and yes never been in trouble since.

He's now 19 and has been offered a great apprenticeship, but is terrified that the offer will be withdrawn and then his DBS check is completed and th breach shows up.

Does anyone have any advice? I have told him to call the person he has been dealing with for the recruitment and discuss it.

I wouldn’t bring it up … it’s unlikely to show up now and if it does then he can deal with it then.

I think it depends on whether it’s a basic or enhanced DBS check. It looks like if it wasn’t breached it won’t show up. This is what I found online

A Community Protection Notice (CPN) — sometimes incorrectly referred to as a Community Protection Order — is a civil measure issued to prevent individuals (including those under 18) from engaging in antisocial behaviour.

Whether it would show up on a DBS check depends on:

1. The type of DBS check (Basic, Standard, or Enhanced)
2. The nature and circumstances of the behaviour
3. Whether the person breached the CPN and was convicted

🔹 BASIC DBS CHECK:

• Shows only unspent convictions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.
• A CPN itself is not a conviction, so it would not appear on a basic DBS unless it was breached and led to a criminal conviction (e.g. a fine or court order).
• If there was a conviction, it would depend on whether it’s considered spent.

🔹 STANDARD OR ENHANCED DBS CHECK:

• Includes spent and unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands, and warnings (subject to filtering rules).
• A CPN by itself is civil, not criminal, so it won’t normally appear.
• But if the CPN was breached, and a criminal conviction or penalty was imposed, that could appear.
• For enhanced checks, local police have discretion to disclose relevant non-conviction information if they believe it’s important for the role (especially for roles involving children or vulnerable adults).

🔹 If the person was under 18 at the time:

• There’s a higher threshold for disclosing youth offences or non-conviction information, especially after the person turns 18.
• The police would consider whether it is proportionate and relevant to disclose.

Thank you

I disagree...I think honesty is best in case it does flag up and he looks like he has tried to hide it.

Is what he did something relevant to the role he's applying for?

Depending on the above it's unlikely to be flagged (especially as he was a youth at the time and is now an adult), but nobody can say for sure.

Definitely bring it up ahead of time. If it ends up not flagging then no harm done. If it does, it'll look good on him that he's been honest about it.