F1Part V Certificates of Criminal Records, &c.

F1112 Criminal conviction certificates.

(1)

F2The Secretary of State F2DBS shall issue a criminal conviction certificate to any individual who—

(a)

makes an application F3...,

F4(aa)

is aged 16 or over at the time of making the application, and

(b)

pays any fee that is payable in relation to the application under regulations made by the Secretary of State.

(2)

A criminal conviction certificate is a certificate which—

(a)

gives the prescribed details of every conviction F5or conditional caution of the applicant which is recorded in central records, or

(b)

states that there F6is no such conviction F6are no such convictions and conditional cautions.

(3)

In this section—

“central records” means such records of convictions F7and conditional cautions held for the use of police forces generally as may be prescribed;

F8“conditional caution” means a caution given under section 22 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44) or section 66A of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, other than one that is spent for the purposes of Schedule 2 to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

“conviction” means a conviction within the meaning of the M1Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, other than a spent conviction.

(4)

Where an applicant has received a criminal conviction certificate, F9the Secretary of State F9DBS may refuse to issue another certificate to that applicant during such period as may be prescribed.