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Hi I am an affiliate, and have completed everything need to apply for a membership , I received a police caution while I was a student , at the time I thought nothing of it, as it was for a minor incident , other then that I have never had any dealings with the police, I never thought of needing to inform ACCA about this at the time as cautions become spent immediately, when going to apply for membership a section to disclose cautions comes up , my caution isn’t protected as enough time hasn’t lapsed , I was just wondering is there a chance I could be denied membership because of this , and if I am would they also revoke my affiliate status
I don’t have a current application form to hand but I think it says something like “or has accepted a caution in relation to, any offence discreditable to the Association or to the accountancy profession”.
Something like a traffic offence, for example, isn’t going to jeopardise your application but something like financial fraud (though I don’t think you would consider that “minor”) might be problematic. Theft I suggest would fall somewhere in-between,
In any case I suggest honesty and openness is always the best policy! I think the worst case scenario would be that you could be asked to wait on admission to membership.
The question to ask yourself is whether it reflects on you as a professional accountant (rather than a matter relevant to your personal private life).
If concerned, as you appear to be in the UK, you should be able to call for advice directly from ACCA https://www.accaglobal.com/uk/en/footer-toolbar/contact-us.html
Hi, I was given a TFL fine in 2018 for using a relatives 60+ oyster card on the bus. I paid the fine but it was given to me through the magistrates court. It is now spent but do you know if this is classified as a criminal conviction or caution or whether it is protected. I am now an affiliate and in the process of completing my PER. Would I need to disclose this to apply for membership? I am told it would not appear on a DBS check but I’m not confident. What type of DBS checks do ACCA perform for membership? Thanks
Fare evasion is a crime and the fine shows that you were convicted of it.
I am of the opinion that disclosure is the honest way forward in all dealings with ACCA. I cannot say what checks ACCA would do or whether this would come to light – but perhaps you can contact citizens advice to find the truth of whether it would come up in a check https://www.citizensadvice.org.ukIf you disclose it and your membership application were to be declined – you would know on what grounds. You would then have good grounds to appeal that you should not have been refused membership for honesty and your crime has been paid for.
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