does enhanced VRB always show cautions

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My friend is applying for a job in a school, as a data manager and he has been told he has to have a CRB and also on his application form he has to declare any convictions, or warnings.

He has already had an enhanced CRB for scouts which came back clear, but he thought he had a caution when he was a student in the early 90s. It was a long time ago and I tihnk drink played a part so he can't really remember anything apart from the police "telling him off"

He really doesn't know what to do about the application form. He doesn't want to put he had a caution on it because the scouts CRB didn't mention it so he's not sure if he actually did. DOes that mean the police didn't log it or could it have been something different, or maybe has it been deleted from the police system?

He's in a real dilemma, and would like some advice.

thanks for any ideas

If the previous CRB doesn't mention it then I don't think that it's recorded as him getting a caution.

Can he call the police station and ask them to check?

thanks. I don't think he wants to do anything that might show that he knows about it. That's why he asked me to find out! I guess if he rings the police station he's admitting he thinks he has something against him.
I told him that if an enhanced crb had not showed anything then there probably is no record but I don't actually know for sure either.

Cautions do show on enhanced crb checks but only for 10 years. No need to declare it now.

It is likely that the police did not issue a formal cuation and this was purely an informal "telling off" so your friend can forget about it.

"caution" that is!

Also, it is unlikely that a formal caution would be issued while someone is drunk as they have to formally accept the caution, and it is unlikely a drunk person could be considered capable of giving proper consent.