(ii) A direct descendant (child, grandchild etc) of that national or his/her spouse who is under 21 years of age or is their dependent; or (iii) A dependent relative in the ascending line (parent, grandparent etc) of the EEA national or his/her spouse. *Note: ‘Spouse’ does not include a party to a marriage of convenience and in the case of EEA national vocational students; family members are restricted to spouses and dependent children only. ** Croatian nationals who want to work in the UK must obtain authorisation prior to commencing employment. They require a certificate of sponsorship and must also apply for an accession worker card before they can commence employment. There are no provisions for Croatian nationals to take up work. Further guidance on nationality can be obtained at Information on past criminal convictions Information about criminal convictions will be taken into account only when the conviction is considered relevant to the role. Any disclosure will be seen in the context of the job description, the nature of the offence and the responsibility for the care of existing clients and employees. Please note that convictions which have been ‘spent’ need not be disclosed – further details are given in the relevant part of the monitoring form. Also, certain posts may require considerable contact with children and/or vulnerable adults and are therefore “regulated positions” in terms of the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults (Northern Ireland) Order 2003. Post holders will, therefore, be required to undergo checking in accordance with the procedures established under AccessNI. Information on the Rehabilitation of Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 The following sentences become ‘spent’ after fixed periods from the date of conviction. If a conviction is ‘spent’ you do not have to mention it, even when asked, unless applying for a post which is ‘excepted’ under this legislation. Sentence Aged 18 or over at conviction Under 18 years at conviction Absolute Discharge 6 months Probation Order, Bind Over, Conditional Discharge, Care/Supervision Order Date Order ceases OR 1 year – whichever longer Attendance Centre Order 1 year after Order expires
Juvenile Justice Centre Order Hospital Order 5 years or 2 years after Order expires – whichever longer Fine, Community Service Order, Combination Orders, Youth Conference Order, Reparation Order, Community Responsibility Order 5 years 2 ½ years Prison – (immediate or suspended) OR Young Offenders Centre – sentence of 6 months or less 7 years 3 ½ years Prison – (immediate or suspended) OR Young Offenders Centre over 6 months up to and including 30 months 10 years 5 years NB: custodial sentence of more than two and a half years (30 months) can never become spent Consecutive prison sentences count as a single term when calculating the rehabilitation period. If more than one sentence was imposed for an offence, the longer rehabilitation period applies. If a person receives a new conviction during rehabilitation period: for a summary offence (i.e. can only be tried at ) both rehabilitation periods expire separately; for a more serious offence (i.e. which could be tried at the Crown Court) neither conviction will become spent until longest period expires. Cautions, reprimands and final warnings are not considered to be convictions and become “spent” immediately unless relevant to “Excepted “posts. A spent conviction will remain on your criminal record. The Rehabilitation of Offenders (Exceptions) Order (NI) 1979 (amended by 1987, 2001 and 2003 Orders) A range of occupations are exempted from the legislation for these posts, applicants MUST disclose information on both “spent” AND “unspent” convictions. The list of posts is extensive and can be summarised as follows: WORK THAT INVOLVES CONTACT WITH CHILDREN OR YOUNG PEOPLE OR VULNERABLE ADULT GROUPS – e.g. provision of health care or social services, work with children such as youth work,