Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2015 comes into force

Implementation date: 10 March 2015

The Order amends the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (SI 1975/1023). It extends the circumstances in which questions may be asked about spent convictions and cautions (except where they are protected convictions and cautions as described in art.2A of the 1975 Order) to assess a person's suitability for admission to certain occupations or to hold certain types of employment, licences or permits, to cover counter fraud work in the NHS and security management in the NHS.