Convictions and higher level disclosures

Standard disclosure, enhanced disclosure and PVG scheme disclosures are known as higher level disclosures.

The conviction information shown on higher level disclosure certificates is decided by law. This law is the Police Act 1997, Schedules 8A and 8B. These were updated on 19 December 2022.

If you have a higher level disclosure, your certificate will show:

• all unspent convictions
• spent convictions for offences that are disclosed according to rules
• spent convictions for offences that offences that must be disclosed