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Successful removal of the police arrest record for an alleged serious assault.

Saunders Law has successfully applied to have a No Further Action (“NFA”) removed.

Our client found herself in a toxic relationship where her husband had hidden important information about himself until after the wedding. It then transpired that he suffered with bipolar disorder, had a history of self-harm and suicide attempts. Unfortunately, he became both mentally and physically abusive towards our client.

One night, after an argument, our client’s husband lost his temper and started to throw objects around the house. Our client went upstairs and hid in fear. The police then attended the property. To her horror, they arrested her for assault with intent to do Grievous Bodily Harm (GBH) contrary to section 18 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861. It transpired her the husband had made an allegation that our client threw a wine glass at his head, causing a wound. Our client was interviewed by the police, released on bail for a few months, and then released under investigation until her matter was No Further Actioned (“NFA”).

Our client instructed Saunders Law to make an application to have her NFA arrest record removed from the Police National Computer. This record was preventing her from working as a nurse (which requires enhanced DBS checks) and was also limiting her ability to travel.

We prepared an application to ACRO that the Arrest Record should be removed under the following grounds:

a) Malicious/False allegation

b) No Crime

c) Public interest

Saunders Law submitted the application in December 2024. We received the successful outcome in March 2025. Our client can now resume her career in nursing.

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