Caught using freedom pass 1 time only - **settled OOC + warning letter**

[BazzaS]

On the day of what?

SJP would mean the case being heard “on the papers”, so the OP wouldn’t know what day it was being processed, and no prosecutor would be there to ask, unless the OP declines it being dealt with under SJP.

[BazzaS]

5 hours ago, dx100uk said:

yes pester tfl like mad for an OOC even on the day.

 

plenty of like threads here to read

 

dx

 

Dx said “on the day”

on the day applies if you go to court.

 

If you elect to have the case heard under the Single Justice Procedure (SJP), there is no court date. A Magistrate decides the outcome based on the case papers, no hearing date, no prosecutor present and you don’t attend.

 

https://www.gov.uk/single-justice-procedure-notices

 

Edited April 8, 2022 by BazzaS

[BazzaS]

On 26/01/2022 at 17:10, Waterbottl said:

 At the moment I’m looking into many different career prospects, such as tech, cybersecurity, even considering teaching. 

No one would ever get prosecuted if:

a) They accepted that prosecution would have a disproportionate effect,

b) for someone who MIGHT consider (let alone actually then CHOOSE) a career where a conviction might be a bar.

 

There is also an alternative viewpoint they might take : if your career choice is so dependant on a clear eDBS, then the answer isn’t to offend and then plead for mercy, but instead : don’t commit the offence.

 

So:

a) make it much more firm WHY you need a clear eDBS, and stress

b) it was a single occurrence, out of character.

 

This, of course, relies on your stated comment that this was a one-off, although the fact that you initially lied about your identity too won’t help you pleading your case.