No further action (NFA) is when the police make a decision not to charge someone with an offence. This may be because there is not enough evidence or it is not in the public interest.
Out of court resolutions such as triage, outcome 20, outcome 21, outcome 22 and successfully completed deferred prosecutions and deferred cautions will be recorded as no further action.
You can read about the impact of a no further action on a criminal record using our criminal record fact sheets.