Spent or Unspent?

Spent or Unspent? Introduction This document should be considered a guide to the position in England and Wales only. Further information and guidance is available from the Ministry Of Justice, specifically from the website: offenders-act- 1974 . What is the Rehabilitation of offenders act 1974 ? The Rehabilitation of offenders act 1974 ( 1974 Act ) primarily exists to support the rehabilitation into employment of reformed offenders who have stayed on the right side of the law. Under the 1974 Act, following a specified period of time which varies according to the disposal administered or sentence passed, cautions and convictions (except those resulting in prison sentences of over four years and all public protection sentences*).

Offenders Act 1988, imposed either by the court or by means of a fixed penalty notice (FPN) is a sentence for the purposes of the 1974 Act and may become spent after 5 years (or two and half years where the offender is under 18). Road traffic legislation specifically provides for a FPN in these circumstances to be treated as a

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