IAT Convictions that are ‘spent’ for the purposes of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 should not normally be the subject of reference in appeals before the Tribunal. The exception is in s 7(3) of the Act, which allows spent convictions to be proved if the interests of justice require it: it is for the … Continue reading AA (Spent Convictions) Pakistan: IAT 25 Mar 2008
The Chief Constable renewed his application for leave to appeal against a judgment for damages for assault and malicious prosecution, saying that the judge had incorrectly not allowed mention of some of the claimant’s convictions. Held: Some of the convictions were spent and had been correctly excluded. Citations: [2001] EWCA Civ 1144 Links: Bailii Statutes: … Continue reading Cleveland Police v Watson: CA 10 Jul 2001
FTTTx VALUE ADDED TAX – input tax – MTIC – spent convictions – whether evidence of spent convictions should be admitted – section 7(3) Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 – whether justice cannot be done without admitting evidence of spent convictions – fraudulent evasion of VAT – contra-trading – whether the appellant knew or should … Continue reading 3G Mobile Phones Ltd v Revenue and Customs: FTTTx 29 Nov 2013
Spent convictions could admitted in a civil trial at a Judge’s discretion if they needed for an issue of credit. Citations: Times 12-Dec-1996 Statutes: Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 7(3) Jurisdiction: England and Wales Litigation Practice Updated: 11 May 2022; Ref: scu.89862
Housing – Licensing under parts 2 and 3 of the Housing Act 2004 – requirement for a licence holder to be a ‘fit and proper person’ – Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 – treatment of spent convictions of a rehabilitated person and related criminal proceedings – admissibility of conduct underlying a conviction – the test … Continue reading Hussain and Others v London Borough of Waltham Forest: UTLC 5 Nov 2019
The claimant sought damages against the police for assault, wrongful arrest, false imprisonment and malicious prosecution arising from an arrest for a suspected drink-driving offence. He was acquitted of charges of assaulting a police officer in the execution of his duty and failing to give a sample under the Road Traffic Act 1972. The police … Continue reading Dickinson v Yates: CA 27 Nov 1986
Facts of Spent Conviction Admissible at Common Law The claimants sought licenses to manage houses in multiple occupation, but were refused, the council relying on spent convictions. The claimants sought summarily to strike out those parts of the pleadings referring to the spent convictions. Held: For the reasons they gave, the tribunal panel were correct … Continue reading Hussain and Others v The London Borough of Waltham Forest: CA 19 Nov 2020
