Information in public domain

[pikey]

If a person has a conviction for a serious crime would this information be in the public domain and if so, where?

[streaky]

pikey said:

If a person has a conviction for a serious crime would this information be in the public domain and if so, where?

For serious crime, it'll likely have been reported in the (local/national) press(so possibly Internet-searchable), and court reports (not available on line in UK, AFAIK) - Streaky

[Plotloss]

Unless you can find it in a paper or the like someones criminal record is their business and their business alone.

If they are applying for a job or the like you can request they disclose convictions via a CRB check but otherwise its private.

[7db]

Court records are public, but notoriously hard to search through. If you know the court and day of conviction that's a start.

[pikey]

Not internet searchable, but it's for GBH so fairly serious.

I was told someone I used to know fairly well has this in his closet, I doubted it but wonder if it's public info.

[Cpt Stirling]

Court Record if you know the Court, name, date etc (probably get refused the first couple of times so may need to rant and/or make a Freedom of Information request). Other than that, try Press cuttings.

[gtitim]

Try Google - input their full name and try guilty, GBH, convicted etc etc - any legal sounding words. had to do this the other day, came up with what i wanted eventually.