http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/50/section/31Police Act 1997An Act to make provision for the National Criminal Intelligence Service and the National Crime Squad; to make provision about entry on and interference with property and with wireless telegraphy in the course of the prevention or detection of serious crime; to make provision for the Police Information Technology Organisation; to provide for the issue of certificates about criminal records; to make provision about the administration and organisation of the police; to repeal certain enactments about rehabilitation of offenders; and for connected purposes.1997-03-21texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-04-27Expert Participation2026-04-01 Police Act 1997s. 115(5)(ga)Private Security Industry Act 2001s. 21s. 26(2)Police Act 1997s. 118(2ZA)The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012art. 37(j)Pt. 4art. 1(1)Police Act 1997s. 113(4A)Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005s. 167(a)s. 178(1)(a)Police Act 1997s. 115(9A) (9B)Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005s. 167(a)s. 178(1)(a)Police Act 1997s. 113(3G)Education Act 2002Sch. 12 para. 14s. 210(8) 214(4)s. 216(4)art. 2Police Act 1997s. 115(5)(ec)Education Act 2002Sch. 12 para. 15(2)s. 210(8) 214(4)s. 216(4)art. 2Police Act 1997s. 115(6BB)Education Act 2002Sch. 12 para. 15(3)s. 210(8) 214(4)s. 216(4)art. 2Police Act 1997s. 113(3EA) (3EB)The Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults (Northern Ireland) Order 2003art. 17(4)art. 1(3)art. 2Police Act 1997s. 113(3EC) (3ED)The Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults (Northern Ireland) Order 2003art. 47(3)art. 1(3)art. 2Police Act 1997s. 113(3G)Protection of Children (Scotland) Act 2003s. 12(1)(c)s. 22(2)art. 2(1)Police Act 1997s. 113(4A)Criminal Justice Act 2003Sch. 35 para. 3(3)s. 336(3) (4)Police Act 1997s. 115(5)(ec)Protection of Children (Scotland) Act 2003s. 12(1)(c)s. 22(2)art. 2(1)Police Act 1997s. 115(6BB)Protection of Children (Scotland) Act 2003s. 12(1)(c)s. 22(2)art. 2(1)Police Act 1997s. 115(6EA)The Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults (Northern Ireland) Order 2003art. 17(5)art. 1(3)art. 2Police Act 1997s. 115(6EB)The Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults (Northern Ireland) Order 2003art. 47(4)art. 1(3)art. 2Police Act 1997s. 115(9A) (9B)Criminal Justice Act 2003Sch. 35 para. 4(5)s. 336(3) (4)Police Act 1997s. 112(2A)Policing and Crime Act 2009s. 93s. 116(1)Police Act 1997s. 118(2ZA)Policing and Crime Act 2009s. 95s. 116(1)Police Act 1997s. 113(3)(e)The Police Act 1997 Amendment (Scotland) Order 2006art. 2(2)art. 1(2)Police Act 1997s. 121(a)Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006s. 3(8)(a)s. 104(1)Police Act 1997s. 112(2A)Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011s. 101s. 111(3)Police Act 1997s. 113A(6A)-(6C)Children's Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011s. 188(b)s. 186s. 206(2) Part I 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ss. 1-87 repealed (1.4.2006) by Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15), s. 178(8), Sch. 4 para. 95, Sch. 17 Pt. 2; S.I. 2006/378, art. 4(1), Sch. paras. 10, 13(dd) (with art. 4(2)(7))