http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/9/section/94/enactedProtection of Freedoms Act 2012Freedom of informationDisclosurePrivacy and data protectionParking penaltiesReference librariesenKing's Printer of Acts of Parliament2020-01-21 Protection of Freedoms Act 2012specified provision(s)The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Destruction, Retention and Use of Biometric Data) (Transitional, Transitory and Saving Provisions) Order 2013art. 2-9Protection of Freedoms Act 2012s. 94A and cross-headingCrime and Policing Act 2026s. 116(4)s. 255(1)Protection of Freedoms Act 2012s. 95(A1)Crime and Policing Act 2026s. 116(5)(a)s. 255(1)Protection of Freedoms Act 2012s. 95(4A)Crime and Policing Act 2026s. 116(5)(b)s. 255(1)Protection of Freedoms Act 2012s. 99(a)Crime and Policing Act 2026s. 116(6)(b)s. 255(1)Protection of Freedoms Act 2012Sch. 1 para. 7ACounter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019Sch. 2 para. 20s. 27(2)(b)Protection of Freedoms Act 2012specified provision(s)The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Commencement No. 3) (Amendment) Order 2014art. 2(2)art. 1 Part 5CHAPTER 4 94 1 In considering whether to make a decision of the kind mentioned in condition A in section 92, the Secretary of State must, in particular, consider— a any representations or evidence included in the application, and b any available record of the investigation of the offence and of any proceedings relating to it that the Secretary of State considers to be relevant. 2 The Secretary of State may not hold an oral hearing for the purpose of deciding whether to make a decision of the kind mentioned in condition A in section 92. 3 Subsection (4) applies if the Secretary of State— a decides that it appears as mentioned in condition A in section 92, or b makes a different decision in relation to the matters mentioned in that condition. 4 The Secretary of State must— a record the decision in writing, and b give notice of it to the applicant.