Admissions Policy
3.181. UCAS helptext states:
To help the universities and colleges reduce the risk
of harm or injusry to their students and staff caused by the
criminal behaviour of other students, they must know about any
relevant criminal convictions that an applicant has. Please read
the following carefully.
If you have a relevant
criminal conviction that is not spent, please tick the box;
otherwise leave it blank
If you tick the box
you will not be automatically excluded from the application
process.
Spent is defined in
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Relevant is defined [UCAS]Apply
3.182. A criminal conviction not yet
spent shall not normally be a bar to entry to a course unless:
i. The
programme provides entry to employment in an occupation covered by
the Rehabilitation of Offenders (Exceptions) Order 1975
ii. Where
a criminal conviction might raise particular concerns in the
context of activities associated with the programme
iii. The prospect of
employment at the end of a professionally or vocationally related
programme would be substantively compromised by a criminal
conviction
iv. It
is judged that the safety of the University community and property
will be at risk.
3.183. Applicants for University
programmes of study are asked to disclose criminal convictions on
the UCAS or
GTTR
application form or on the University Direct Application form as
relevant. This will not normally apply to those convictions which
are ‘spent’ under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Applicants for programmes of study which require a greater level of
disclosure of conviction under the CRB scheme will be
notified.