# Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, Paragraph 5


(1) An obligation imposed on a person (“A”) by a rule of law or by the provisions of an agreement or arrangement to disclose any matter to another person does not extend to requiring A to disclose an alternative to prosecution (whether one given to A or another person) that has become spent or any ancillary circumstances.
(2) An alternative to prosecution that has become spent or any ancillary circumstances, or any failure to disclose an alternative to prosecution that has become spent or any ancillary circumstances, is not a ground for dismissing or excluding a person from any office, profession, occupation or employment, or for prejudicing the person in any way in any occupation or employment.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1974/53/schedule/3/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974/schedule-3/paragraph-5
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