This Act states that employers can ask for details of criminal convictions for certain jobs. If the job you are applying for is exempt under the Act, we shall state this on the job description and you will need to disclose both ‘spent’ and ‘unspent’ convictions. If we do not state this on the job description, we shall ask for a basic convictions check only, which gives details of ‘unspent’ convictions. Please note, if invited to interview you will be required to complete an additional form where you can declare any criminal convictions (we are an equal opportunities employer and we do not shortlist based on convictions, but we do ask you to provide all relevant information in this regard throughout the application procedure).