If you are an applicant for a
personal licence, you will need to provide a criminal record
certificate or search as part of your application. Regulation SI
2005/41 Article 7(1)(b) of the Licensing Act 2003 gives applicants
three options on how to provide this (although the first is
currently unavailable). The three options are:
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CRIMINAL RECORD CERTIFICATES |
How do I get it ? |
What will it show ? |
How much does it cost and how long will it
take ? |
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1 A Criminal Record Certificate issued under
section 112 of the Police Act 1997. |
This service is not currently available from the
CRB (*) . This record is a BASIC level
disclosure.
It is expected the applicant will be able to
request this direct from the CRB (*) by phone or
on-line. |
Once available, this level of disclosure will show
all convictions held at a national level that are not ‘spent’ as
defined under the terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act
1974. |
Unknown at this time. |
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2 A Criminal Record Certificate issued under
section 113 of the Police Act 1997. |
This service is available from the CRB
(*) This record is a STANDARD level
disclosure.
The applicant will need to get a Registered Body +
to provide this service for them. |
This level of disclosure contains details of all
convictions, ‘spent’ and ‘unspent’. It will also show details of
any reprimands, cautions or warnings. |
Currently the CRB charge £28 for this service. (£29
after 1.4.05)
Your local Council or Registered Body may charge
you an additional fee for processing your form.
Takes 3-4 weeks to obtain. |
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3 The results of a subject access search under
the Data Protection Act 1998 of the Police National Computer by the
National Identification Service |
This service is available from your local Police
station. You will need to obtain and complete the relevant request
and provide required documentation.
You should contact your local Police station for
advice about subject access checks. |
This is dependent on the type of request you
make.
You should ensure that your request will show full
details of any unspent convictions. |
Your local Police station will confirm this
(estimated at £10 - £20).
Takes up to 40 days to obtain.
Form 1091A can be downloaded from
www.suffolk.police.uk
Go to FAQs subject
access |
* CRIMINAL RECORDS BUREAU, PO Box 110, Liverpool L3 6ZZ (Tel:
0870 9090811)
www.crb.gov.uk
ª REGISTERED BODY is an organisation
registered with the CRB to authorise disclosure requests. The forms
are available direct from the Registered Body and you will need to
provide primary Identification documents, proof of address etc. to
them. They will authorise and submit your request. Your employer
may be able to help you obtain this, or your local Council may be
able to provide this service for you. You should contact them
directly or else seek your own legal advice.
Important Notes
Only
relevant offences, or foreign offences, will be considered in
the determination of your application.
Whichever certificate or search you provide as part of your
application must have been issued
within one calendar
month of the submission date of your application for a
personal licence, otherwise your application will be rejected and
you will have to start again. Regulation SI 2005/41 7(1)(b)
refers.
In addition to providing the criminal records
certificate or search, you must provide a separate declaration with
your application (the relevant form for you to complete is headed
Schedule 3 Regulation 7(1)(c) ).
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