Data Protection Act 2018

Relevant records relating to a conviction or cautionU.K.

3(1)Relevant record relating to a conviction or caution” means a record which—U.K.

(a)has been or is to be obtained by a data subject in the exercise of a data subject access right from a person listed in sub-paragraph (2), and

(b)contains information relating to a conviction or caution.

(2)Those persons are—

(a)the chief constable of a police force maintained under section 2 of the Police Act 1996;

(b)the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis;

(c)the Commissioner of Police for the City of London;

(d)the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland;

(e)the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland;

(f)the Director General of the National Crime Agency;

[F1(fa)the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery;]

(g)the Secretary of State.

(3)In this paragraph—

  • caution” means a caution given to a person in England and Wales or Northern Ireland in respect of an offence which, at the time when the caution is given, is admitted;

  • conviction” has the same meaning as in the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 or the Rehabilitation of Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 (S.I. 1978/1908 (N.I. 27)).