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Chelsea 1

Member since
June 2021

891 posts

Posted Sat March 16, 2024 12:05amReport post

Hiya ladies.



So hubby is half way through his unspent convictions and after Easter he will be on the path to seek some kind of employment.



How is everybody's other halves finding getting employment ?



xx

Inturmoil1974

Member since
November 2022

279 posts

Posted Sat March 16, 2024 6:04amReport post

My oh has no shpo he went for basic factory work no question about unspent conviction, health safety wise there can't be any under 18 on premises so we felt this was best option

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Caggie164

Member since
October 2023

274 posts

Posted Sat March 16, 2024 12:25pmReport post

Hi there

My person is still on pre-charge bail. Six months since arrest. He hasn't applied for anything since he lost his job four months ago. I'm at a loss with him now. He keeps looking but I think he's anxious about people recognising him. It's a tricky one to navigate x

Chelsea 1

Member since
June 2021

891 posts

Posted Sat March 16, 2024 12:59pmReport post

Hiya hun.



My hubby wasn't in the press thank god but has to try and navigate through the interview process.



xx

Inthemoment

Member since
February 2023

358 posts

Posted Sat March 16, 2024 1:22pmReport post

My husband has no SHPO but Mosovo and probation still don't want him working in customer facing roles or any role where he could be with under 18s and this is really common

He was unemployed for around 3 weeks, applied for everything possible on indeed, made sure he sent a personal message to each employer and got a job on the 4th interview at a smaller warehouse packing food products where they didn't ask about unspent convictions

Most bigger employers and all agencies will ask and will then ghost you, in our experience.

Have a disclosure letter prepared so there's no awkward conversations

Edited Sat March 16, 2024 5:01pm

Webb89

Member since
July 2022

438 posts

Posted Sat March 16, 2024 1:26pmReport post

Intermoil, if your OH has no SHPO then why has he not got a spent conviction? Was told by Unlock that the once the SHPo is gone then the conviction was spent. The SOR does not make a conviction unspent. Was told this as was advised can try and get the shpo reduced to 5 years instead of the ten, and then the conviction will be spent.

Just a thought.

Edited Sat March 16, 2024 1:26pm

Chelsea 1

Member since
June 2021

891 posts

Posted Sat March 16, 2024 1:38pmReport post

Hiya all.



Yes he will definitely be taking a disclosure letter with him so he doesn't have to answer any awkward questions.



xx

Inturmoil1974

Member since
November 2022

279 posts

Posted Sat March 16, 2024 2:42pmReport post

Webb89

Oh was not put on an Shpo at sentencing by the judge

1 year register 1 year supervision and community payback

AlwaysHopeful

Member since
March 2023

133 posts

Posted Sat March 16, 2024 3:35pmReport post

Not a reply to the original post but my OH also does not have a SHPO. His conviction is unspent. I and intumoil are in scotland so it may be different here.

Ocean

Member since
September 2023

772 posts

Posted Sat March 16, 2024 4:42pmReport post

My son is desperate for a job and applies for everything he can apply for. He's had a couple of interviews and 1 job which was terminated after 2 days when someone informed them of his conviction. He's now joined an agency and is hoping that they may able to find him something.

Inthemoment

Member since
February 2023

358 posts

Posted Sat March 16, 2024 5:02pmReport post

The conviction being spent depends on various factors. My husband got a 3 year community order so it will be spent at the end of that because there'd no SHPO - if there had been a SHPO it would be spent at the end of the SHPO. You are right that the SOR is not relevant regarding whether the conviction is spent or not