In order to have a criminal record spent in the UK, a number of years must pass. It depends on the crimes you were charged with.
If its been spent, yes.
The US and UK both belong to Interpol, and share criminal records in theory. The degree of sharing is problematic.
No- it is impossible to enter the legal profession if you have any criminal record at all in the UK, even if the conviction is spent. It is also very difficult to enter medicine if you have a criminal conviction, though in the latter case it is not impossible if there were mitigating circumstances at the time the offence took place.
No. However certain offences are classed as 'spent' after a period of time.
Unlike credit records and driving records, criminal records are permanent. If you are committed of a crime, the conviction never "comes off" your record.
I believe it means, In the UK that, ordinarily after a period of time you don't have to declare a criminal record when asked, say by an employer, unless you're working in a profession, with minors or vulnerable adults or the like in which case you have to always declare it. Points to watch are that if a period is mot spent or is almost spent but not quite and a person commits another offence, both periods run together (and so the period that was about to be spent runs on longer, concurrently with the new offence). Check with NACRO for details and for the tariffs on how long spent periods run for. E&OE
UK Records was created in 1972.
On the website of the Home Office UK you can find information about renewing passports, criminal records, statistics and research. The Home Office is a ministerial department.
Argo Records - UK - ended in 1998.
Argo Records - UK - was created in 1951.
Fresh Records - UK - was created in 1979.
Fresh Records - UK - ended in 1982.