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Is a caution for possession of a controlled substance a problem for me?

April 26, 2017Caution controlled Ethics government Law politics possession problem substance

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Is a caution for possession of a controlled substance a problem for me?

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The fact that you have a caution on your record which appears to be a complete aberration from your steady, law abiding life need not debar you from a particular career, although as you already know, it will show up on any enhanced CRB. Jack Straw’s son was allowed to be a school governor despite a caution for possession of a controlled substance (albeit in a different class) and his open admissions to continuing to smoke spliffs while a student.