Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 (asp 13)

PART 1 S Disclosure of criminal history and other information

Valid from 30/09/2024

Offences relating to Level 1 and Level 2 disclosures S

Valid from 01/04/2025

41 Falsification of a Level 1 or Level 2 disclosure S

(1) A person commits an offence if the person, with intent to deceive—

(a) makes a document that purports to be a Level 1 disclosure or a Level 2 disclosure,

(b) alters a Level 1 disclosure or Level 2 disclosure,

(c) uses, or allows another person to use, a Level 1 disclosure or Level 2 disclosure in a way that suggests that it relates to an individual other than the one who is the subject of the Level 1 disclosure or Level 2 disclosure.

(2) A person commits an offence if the person knowingly makes a false or misleading statement for the purpose of obtaining, or enabling another person to obtain, a Level 1 disclosure or Level 2 disclosure.

(3) A person who commits an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale (or both).