Because of the nature of the work for which you are applying, this post is exempt from the provisions of section 4.2 Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exemption Order 1975). Applicants are therefore, not entitled to withhold information about convictions, which for other purposes are 'spent' under the provision of the Act in the event of employment, any failure to disclose such convictions could result in dismissal or disciplinary action. Information provided will be kept confidential and use in relationship to the post applied for.