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by NikiGio » Thu Jan 24, 2019 12:20 pm
Sorry, just re-read this and saw that the offence was 12 years ago but your arrest is recent - again, a caution shouldn't affect your Settled Status application, but you might want to contact a lawyer/pro-bono lawyer to double-check.
The EU Londoners Hub page says:
Criminality checks
You will be asked to declare any serious criminal convictions in the UK and overseas, or those of any child over the age of 10 for whom you are submitting an application for. These will be checked against the UK's crime databases. If you have only been arrested or convicted of a minor offence, you will still be eligible to apply for Settled or pre-Settled Status. Speeding fines, for instance, will not be taken into account.
Offences and convictions will be assessed on a case by case basis and it may well be a good idea to seek independent legal advice prior to making your application if you have had more than one conviction or a custodial sentence of 12 months or more. We have provided a list of independent legal advisors.
Try the Citizens' Advice Bureau, The Aire Centre, UKCEN, Here For Good, the Good Law Project, the3million, JCWI.
I am not an immigration lawyer. My comments are opinions, not legal advice.