The 2015 and 2018 Remedial Orders introduced a system whereby the content of higher level disclosures (currently standard, enhanced and PVG) is filtered to ensure that: • minor spent convictions do not appear at all; • less serious spent convictions (listed in schedule 8B of the 1997 Act) appear for 7.5 years after the date of conviction if the individual was aged under 18 on the date of conviction (15 years if the individual was 18 or over on the date of conviction); and • spent convictions for serious offences (listed in schedule 8A of the 1997 Act) appear indefinitely, unless a sheriff orders otherwise – individuals have the right to apply to a sheriff for removal of these spent convictions 7.5 years after the date of conviction if they were under 18 on the date of conviction and 15 years after the date of conviction if they were 18 or over on the date of conviction. 94.