The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2019

Made: 9th July 2019

Laid before Parliament: 15th July 2019

Coming into force: 1st October 2019

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 112(1)(b), 113A(1)(b), 113B(1)(b), and 125(1) and (5) of the Police Act 1997[^f00001] makes the following Regulations.

Citation, commencement and extent

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• (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 and come into force on 1st October 2019.

• (2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.

Amendments to the Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) Regulations 2002

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• (1) The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) Regulations 2002[^f00002] are amended as follows.

• (2) In regulation 3A (fee for criminal conviction certificates), for “£25” substitute “£23”.

• (3) In regulation 4 (fees for criminal record certificates and enhanced criminal record certificates)—

• (a) in paragraph (a), for “£26” substitute “£23”;

• (b) in paragraph (b), for “£44” substitute “£40”.

Signed

Victoria Atkins — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State — Home Office — 9th July 2019

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These regulations amend the prescribed fees in the Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) Regulations 2002. The fees for standard criminal conviction certificates (also known as basic certificates) are reduced from £25 to £23. The fees for criminal records certificates (also known as standard certificates) are reduced from £26 to £23, and enhanced criminal records certificates are reduced from £44 to £40.

The amended fees apply to applications for criminal conviction certificates, criminal records certificates and enhanced criminal records certificates in England and Wales.

A full impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business, the voluntary sector and the public sector is available from www.legislation.gov.uk. Hard copies can be obtained by writing to the Home Office Sponsorship Unit, Home Office, 2 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DF.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1997 c. 50. Section 112(1)(b) was substituted in Scotland by S.S.I. 2006/50 leaving the original in force in England and Wales. Sections 113A and 113B were inserted by section 163(2) of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15), and amended by paragraph 1 of Schedule 8 to the Policing and Crime Act 2009 (c. 26), by section 80(1) of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9) and by S.I. 2012/3006. There are other amending statutory instruments not relevant to these regulations.

[^f00002]: S.I. 2002/233. Regulation 3A was inserted by S.I 2014/239. Regulation 4 was substituted by S.I. 2003/1418 and 2006/748, and amended by S.I. 2009/2428 and 2011/719. There are other amending statutory instruments not relevant to these regulations.