- adverse inference
- A conclusion a court may draw that a fact you rely on at trial was invented after the event, because you did not mention it when questioned by police. It is not evidence of guilt, but it can weaken the credibility of your account. The right to silence: 4 ways no comment protects you in interview
- breach
- Failing to comply with a requirement of your community order without a reasonable excuse. Probation can charge you with breach, leading to a hearing at magistrates court where the order may be varied or you may be re-sentenced. Community orders: 12 requirements courts attach and what each involves
- custodial sentence
- A sentence that requires the offender to serve time in prison, as opposed to a community order or suspended sentence. Perverting the course of justice: 5 ways people commit this serious offence
- filtering
- The process that removes eligible old, minor convictions and cautions from standard and enhanced DBS certificates after set periods, provided they meet strict criteria and the offence is not on the exclusion list. DBS check process: 3 levels, what appears and how filtering rules protect spent convictions
- prepared statement
- A written account of your defence, drafted with your solicitor and read at the start of a police interview. You then answer no comment to all questions. It puts your account on record without exposing you to cross-examination on detail. The right to silence: 4 ways no comment protects you in interview
- regulated activity
- Work that involves frequent, intensive or overnight contact with children or vulnerable adults, for which an enhanced DBS check automatically searches the barred lists. DBS check process: 3 levels, what appears and how filtering rules protect spent convictions
- rehabilitation period
- The length of time after a conviction before it becomes spent and no longer has to be disclosed to most employers. The period depends on the sentence imposed. Perverting the course of justice: 5 ways people commit this serious offence
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