Seeking information about unconditional discharges at court -(uk users only please)?

Question

Hi I'm submitting this enquiry on behalf of a young person I am working with. I'm seeking information on unconditional discharges. I've heard of absolute discharges, and conditional discharges but never unconditional discharges. If a young person is given a discharge (of any kind ) at court, would they then have a criminal record? The young person I am working with received a 12 month discharge in January this year, so the ' order' is still current.

Thank you

Answer 1

Your "client" has been convicted and therefore has a criminal record. However, the court decided no proper purpose would be served by imposing any condition upon his release, so he is effectively free, albeit with the record.

Answer 2

Unconditional and absolute discharges are the same thing, although they're generally only referred to as absolute discharges.



On a conditional discharge the court finds that the defendant is guilty of the offence in question but does not feel that any punishment is appropriate, and so discharges the defendant on the condition he or she commits no further offences within a set period (not exceeding three years). If the defendant commits a further offence during the discharge period, it becomes a conviction and he or she will then be punished for both the discharged offence and the new one.



On an absolute discharge, the court again finds that the defendant is guilty but discharges him or her completely and the defendant will never be liable to conviction or sentence for the offence.



Despite this, on both types of discharge guilt has been found and therefore the offence(s) will show on a individuals criminal record - the discharge simply means the court chooses not to punish.

Answer 3

I've been doing background checks and records searches online for years, as it is part of my business. I am a former detective, and currently a professional private investigator by trade. What I can tell you is this: You cannot obtain these records for free. You simply cannot. For every service provided online, there is typically either a one time cost, or a fee you pay every single month. Some services are better than others.



Some more expensive, some less. In my line of work, I am signed up for a service where I am billed monthly. However, if you are just the average person needing information on a particular person or property, I would suggest http://www.echeck.pcti-system.com ... For a one time fee, they are by far the best, cheapest, and most thorough service available. If you are strictly in business like myself, and don't mind being billed automatically every single month, I would recommend E-Verify or Inteligator.

Answer 4

I used that website http://www.echeck.pcti-system.com .. the one referenced by that detective guy. I found exactly what I was looking for. So much for Mr Right, or rather Mr Convicted Felon with 2 Liens against him totaling over 30,000$ and an ex-wife I never knew about!! Thank God I found out the truth before it was too late. We were almost engaged!!

Answer 5

If you do not understand what unconditional means look it up in a dictionary