The Offenders Rehabilitaion Act 1974

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In Britain if you are applying for a job with a spent less serious criminal conviction that occured overseas
by a foreign national

Is the foreign conviction also covered by the British Act
when applying for a job in Britain to give the spent exemption so as not to harm your job application chances?

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Unless you're applying to work with children or with police or national security then a spent conviction is exactly that.

Only law enforcement agencies can apply to foreign governments (including EU partners) for this type of information. It's not something that's generally available to ordinary employers.

The protocol for sharing criminal records has been agreed in Europe but the mechanism is not in place for general records checking.

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Thank you this is what others have said and it all depends on what job you are applying for and how the question is
worded on the job application.