Police Act 1997

116 Enhanced criminal record certificates: judicial appointments and Crown employment.U.K.

(1)The Secretary of State shall issue an enhanced criminal record certificate to any individual who—

(a)makes an application under this section in the prescribed form, and

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

(2)An application under this section must be accompanied by a statement by a Minister of the Crown, or a person nominated by a Minister of the Crown, that the certificate is required for the purposes of an exempted question asked in the course of considering the applicant’s suitability for—

(a)a judicial appointment, or

(b)an appointment by or under the Crown to a position to which subsection (3) or (4) of section 115 applies.

(3)Section 115(6) to (10) shall apply in relation to this section with any necessary modifications.

Commencement Information

I1S. 116 in force at 1.3.2002 for E.W. by S.I. 2002/413, art. 2

S. 116 in force at 25.4.2002 for S. by S.S.I. 2002/124, art. 4