The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Scotland) Regulations 2010

Made: 28th April 2010

Laid before the Scottish Parliament: 29th April 2010

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(1)

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Citation, commencement and extent

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Interpretation

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Criminal conviction certificates, criminal record certificates and enhanced criminal record certificates: prescribed fees and manner of payment

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Criminal conviction certificates: prescribed details

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Central records: prescribed details

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Relevant matters: prescribed details

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Enhanced criminal record certificates: police forces

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Enhanced criminal record certificates: relevant police forces

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Enhanced criminal record certificates – prescribed purpose

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Enhanced criminal record certificates – prescribed purpose and suitability information relating to children

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Suitability information relating to children: prescribed details

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Enhanced criminal record certificates – prescribed purpose and suitability information relating to protected adults

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Suitability information relating to protected adults: prescribed details

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Evidence of identity: fingerprinting

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Evidence of identity: obtaining data

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Appropriate bodies to pay fee for information provided to the Scottish Ministers

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Revocation

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SCHEDULE — Enabling Powers

These Regulations are made under the following provisions of the Police Act 1997 as read with section126(3)[^f00029] of that Act—

• (a) sections113B(9) and125(5); and

• (b) having regard to the meaning of “prescribed” in section 125(1) and section126(1), sections 112(1)(b), 112(2)(a), 112(3), 113A(1)(b), 113A(3)(a), 113A(6), 113A(6)(c), 113B(1)(b), 113B(2)(b), 113B(3)(a), 113B(5A), 113B(9), 113B(11)(c), 113CA(1), 113CA(2)(b), 113CB(1), 113CB(2)(b), 114(1)(b), 116(1)(b), 118(2)(a), 118(2A)(e) and 119(7).

Signed

ADAM INGRAM — Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers — 2010-04-28

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1997 c.50. See section125(1) for a definition of “prescribed”. By virtue of section126(3) and (4), as inserted by section166(2) of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c.15), in the application of Part5 to Scotland, references to the Secretary of State must be construed as references to the Scottish Ministers (except in section118(2A)(d) or 124A(1) and(2)).

[^f00002]: 2007 asp 14.

[^f00003]: 1974 c.53.

[^f00004]: By virtue of section113B(9), “central records” has the same meaning as in section113A.

[^f00005]: 2005 c.19.

[^f00006]: 1993 c.39.

[^f00007]: 2001 c.12.

[^f00008]: 1978 c.29.

[^f00009]: 1995 c.46.

[^f00010]: 1989 c.45.

[^f00013]: 1994 c.39.

[^f00014]: 1995 c.36.

[^f00015]: 2007 asp4.

[^f00016]: 2001 asp8.

[^f00017]: 2007 asp14.

[^f00018]: 2000 asp4.

[^f00019]: Section118(2B) was inserted into the Act by paragraph34 of schedule4 to the 2007 Act.

[^f00020]: 1995 c.36.

[^f00021]: 1989 c.41.

[^f00022]: S.I. 1995/755 (N.I. 2)

[^f00023]: Section119(7) is inserted by the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005, section165(1)(b).

[^f00026]: S.S.I.2008/6. S.S.I.2006/96 was also amended by S.S.I.2006/521 which was made in exercise of the powers conferred by section112(1)(a), 113A(1)(a), 113B(1)(a), 114(1)(a) and 116(1)(a) of the 1997 Act. All these powers were repealed by section79(1) of the 2007 Act, commenced on 11thJanuary 2008 by S.S.I.2007/564.

[^f00029]: By virtue of section126(3) and (4) of the 1997 Act, as inserted by section166(2) of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c.15), in the application of Part5 of the 1997 Act to Scotland references to the Secretary of State must be construed as references to the Scottish Ministers (except in section118(2A)(d) or 124A(1) and (2) of the 1997 Act).

Enhanced criminal record certificates: police forces

These Regulations are made under the following provisions of the Police Act 1997 as read with section 126(3) of that Act—

• (a) sections 113B(9) and 125(5); and

• (b) having regard to the meaning of “prescribed” in section 125(1) and section 126(1), sections 112(1)(b), 112(2)(a), 112(3), 113A(1)(b), 113A(3)(a), 113A(6), 113A(6)(c), 113B(1)(b), 113B(2)(b), 113B(3)(a), 113B(5A), 113B(9), 113B(11)(c), 113CA(1), 113CA(2)(b), 113CB(1), 113CB(2)(b), 114(1)(b), 116(1)(b), 118(2)(a), 118(2A)(e) and 119(7).

Editorial notes

[^key-bfa21481d8728d8398826f497b43b94a]: Regulations revoked (1.4.2025) by The Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 (Incidental, Supplementary and Consequential Provision) Regulations 2025 (S.S.I. 2025/74), reg. 1(1), sch. 2 para. 3; S.S.I. 2025/27, reg. 3, sch.

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