Just got a job with the NHS and am filling out the DBS application form. Do i need to declare the fact that i was arrested for shoplifting when i was 14? (obviously a very stupid mistake)? I am now 30. It didn't go to court or anything, we were just told off, although i guess this counts as a 'reprimand or warning' as the form says. Does the check go back forever or just a certain amount of time? If i admit to it will it stop me from getting the job? Im really worried now that it will go against me. I've been well behaved ever since!