Legislation
UNIT 7-
SAFEGUARDING
, THE REHABILITAITON
OFFENDERS ACT 19
• The Act exists to support the rehabilitation into employment of reform
offenders.
• It aims to give those with convictions or cautions the opportunity to s
afresh as some convictions or cautions can become spent after a
specified period of time known as a rehabilitation period.
• Section 139 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders
2012, which was brought into force on 10 March 2014, made two key
changes to the 1974 Act. The first change was to extend the scope of
Act to cover custodial sentences of up to 48 months (previously prison
sentences over 30 months never become spent), and the second was
change the length of some of the rehabilitation periods (in most cases
reducing them).
• Aims to enable offenders to gain employment (without having to decl
some convictions).
• Not required to admit to conviction after 4 years in most cases.
• Must declare any convictions if you are working with vulnerable
individuals.
, THE REHABILITATIONS
OFFENDERS ACT 19
• The rehabilitation period will depend on the length of the sentence gi
not related to the offence committed.
• In the case of prison sentences, the rehabilitation period is based upo
the overall sentence length and not the actual time spent in prison.
• The rehabilitation period is calculated from the date of conviction (or
date the caution is administered)
• An employer cannot refuse to employ someone (or dismiss them if
already employed) because he or she has a spent caution or convictio
unless an exception applies.
• This will protect individuals in society as all previous convictions must
declared.
UNIT 7-
SAFEGUARDING
, THE REHABILITAITON
OFFENDERS ACT 19
• The Act exists to support the rehabilitation into employment of reform
offenders.
• It aims to give those with convictions or cautions the opportunity to s
afresh as some convictions or cautions can become spent after a
specified period of time known as a rehabilitation period.
• Section 139 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders
2012, which was brought into force on 10 March 2014, made two key
changes to the 1974 Act. The first change was to extend the scope of
Act to cover custodial sentences of up to 48 months (previously prison
sentences over 30 months never become spent), and the second was
change the length of some of the rehabilitation periods (in most cases
reducing them).
• Aims to enable offenders to gain employment (without having to decl
some convictions).
• Not required to admit to conviction after 4 years in most cases.
• Must declare any convictions if you are working with vulnerable
individuals.
, THE REHABILITATIONS
OFFENDERS ACT 19
• The rehabilitation period will depend on the length of the sentence gi
not related to the offence committed.
• In the case of prison sentences, the rehabilitation period is based upo
the overall sentence length and not the actual time spent in prison.
• The rehabilitation period is calculated from the date of conviction (or
date the caution is administered)
• An employer cannot refuse to employ someone (or dismiss them if
already employed) because he or she has a spent caution or convictio
unless an exception applies.
• This will protect individuals in society as all previous convictions must
declared.
