Chapter 4 of Part 5 of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (“the Act”) makes provision for a person who has a conviction or caution for a specific offence (in particular one under section 12 or 13 of the Sexual Offences Act 1956 (c. 69) in relation to offences of buggery and gross indecency between men) to apply to the Secretary of State to have that conviction or caution disregarded. Section 92 of the Act sets out the circumstances in which such an application will be successful.
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