For example, employers are not even permitted to ask for an enhanced DBS Check (with or without barred details) unless the job advertised is categorised as a ‘regulated activity’ profession. 

The Ministry of Justice disclosed that 1 in 4 people of working age in the UK have a criminal record so this situation is not uncommon.

Spent and unspent convictions differ in employment law. Unspent convictions must be disclosed when asked.