What is meant by "non-conviction" information?
In addition to spent or unspent conviction information, Enhanced Disclosures may also contain information on the applicant which is known to the police and which, in the opinion of a Chief Constable or Chief Officer, is considered relevant for disclosure in view of the position being offered.
For example, this may be information on someone who has been tried and acquitted of the same offence several times - perhaps involving children - but has not been convicted; or perhaps someone has a pending case against them and are due in court the following month regarding an offence involving children or violence towards or mistreatment of someone in a nursing home.
This sort of information is a matter of fact, and it is up to the police to decide on its relevance for disclosure purposes. That decision always rests with the police: the staff of Disclosure Scotland have no part in this decision-making process. In most cases, the non-conviction information disclosed is included in the copy of the Disclosure which goes to the applicant.
