ACRO CAUTION CRIMINAL RECIRD DELETED

Im no expert but from my understand on this...

If it was expunged you would have no further action but still have an arrest on your record. If it was deleted you would have no arrest or caution.

It think it would depend on what the visa asks, Spain asks "do you have a criminal record" for example which you now answer no to.

I believe your acro cert will now show no trace apposed to no live trace though, so I would guess there is no way of anyone knowing anything about it either way.

@Espanacarinios

Their concern is criminal convictions (especially if they came with custodial sentences). Cautions are irrelevant (even more so if they've been deleted).

@gwynj

Hi, I have a caution from 10/15 years ago. My acro states no live trace. I've been really worried about this with hopes of retiring to spain in the comming years.

With that in mind can I ask how sure are you / any info on the fact that cautions are irrelevant?

Thank you

@asuch87

Quietly confident. :-)

If you're worried, I believe ACRO allows you to request both your certificate, and make a Subject Access Request so that they disclose all info held about you, even if it doesn't show on your certificate.

Then, in the event that anybody asks you, you also have the official document to show them.

@gwynj thank you for the info. Gives a bit of hope

@Espanacarinios

Did your caution get expunged or deleted?

I was wondering if expunged cautions still showed up on ACRO certificates?

I assumed deleted ones don't.

My caution was deleted. You are right. my latest  police clearance shiuld show NO TRACE. i ordered a new police clearance about 10 days ago. Lets see what it shows when i get it. i recommend tgat if anyone has a non violebt crime to immediateky apply to ACRO to have their CAUTION deleted especially if you are planning to apply for a NLV visa later

And thank you for your responses/feed back

Thanks for the advice

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@Espanacarinios

Hi,

Ive applied to for ACRO records deletion aswell, i have just had a response "made the decision to delete your Police National Computer (PNC) record as well as your biometric information".

Im assuming thats the same response you got, just wondering what your ACRO certificate said in the end.

Im not sure if they are reffering to just the arrest information or the caution aswell, as its not clear in their response.

Thank you, A

It would be great to know the return cert when you get it  🤔

@stefanashby

I have requested an acro certificate aswell, it should take upto 30 days to come though l. I will update on here once it has.

I emailed acro and asked them directly. They have confirmed the arrest and the caution and dna/fingerprint/custody image have all been deleted. As far as I understand this will now just leave "no trace" on my acro.l but I will confirm.

@TinyTraveler123

Hi, Tiny Traveler. I'm eager (As I'm sure so are you!) to see how you get on. Please could you let me know what steps / circumstances you might be happy to share, enabled you to apply to have the caution removed?

Many thanks in advance

@MrBigglesworth

Hi,

So my caution and arrest has been deleted, im still waiting on my new acro cert to check it now shows "no trace" as i have no other arrests/cautiuons/convictions.

Ill update once its here.

I applied through the acro records deletion process.

On the form i ticked no crime, incorrect disposal and public intrest.

I also put a detailed account of the events leading up to the caution and why i think it aught to be deleted based on the them grounds.

In truth the request is very specific to your own circumstances, there isnt a standard deletions "reason".

It is the chief officer of the local force that will make the decision to delete or not, ultimately you are trying to convince them.

My advice to anyone in simlar position is:

Give it a try, what you got to loose - i didnt know if mine would be deleted, but here i am.

Obtain a subject access request from acro

Obtain a subject access request from the local police force that gave you the caution

Read the acro deletions request form

Read the acro deletions - national guidance document

Fill it out and submit it

@TinyTraveler123

Thank you Tiny Traveler. I'm going to give it a go!

@MrBigglesworth

I have just recieved my new acro and can confirm it now says "No Trace"

@stefanashby

I have just recieved my new acro and can confirm it now says "No Trace"

Thanks Tiny Traveler I will!!

@TinyTraveler123

Oh wow, congratulations. Wish you the best of luck with your new life in Spain!