1. These Regulations may be cited as the National Police Records (Recordable Offences) Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 1st June 2000.
2. The National Police Records (Recordable Offences) Regulations 1985(1), the National Police Records (Recordable Offences) (Amendment) Regulations 1989(2) and the National Police Records (Recordable Offences) (Amendment) Regulations 1997(3) are hereby revoked.
3.—(1) There may be recorded in national police records—
(a)convictions for; and
(b)cautions, reprimands and warnings given in respect of,
any offence punishable with imprisonment and any offence specified in the Schedule to these Regulations.
(2) In paragraph (1) above—
(a)the reference to an offence punishable with imprisonment shall be construed without regard to any prohibition or restriction imposed by or under any enactment on the punishment of young offenders;
(b)“caution” has the same meaning as in Part V of the Police Act 1997(4); and
(c)“reprimand” and “warning” mean a reprimand or, as the case may be, a warning given under section 65 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998(5).
(3) Where the conviction of any person is recordable in accordance with this regulation, there may also be recorded in national police records his conviction for any other offence of which he is convicted in the same proceedings.
Charles Clarke
Minister of State
Home Office
17th April 2000