Sections 163 to 168: Criminal record checks
424.These sections make a number of amendments to Part 5 of the Police Act 1997 (“the 1997 Act”). They improve the effectiveness of the Disclosure service provided by the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) (and its counterparts in Scotland – “Disclosure Scotland” – and Northern Ireland) which provides criminal record certificates and enhanced criminal record certificates (commonly known as ‘Standard Disclosures’ and ‘Enhanced Disclosures’ respectively) about convictions and related information. It provides these certificates in response to applications from persons seeking posts and positions within the scope of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 or in relation to Scotland the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2003.
