Rehabilitation of offenders act
Because of the nature of the work for which you are applying, the post is exempt from the provisions of Section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exemptions) Order 1975. Applicants are not entitled to withhold information about convictions which for any other purposes are spent under the provision of the Act and in the event of employment failure to disclose convictions could result in summary dismissal. Any information given will be confidential and considered only in relation to an application for positions to which this order applies.
Note that false declarations may be reported to the Police.