PART 1Disclosure of criminal history and other information

Level 2 disclosures: review applications

20Level 2 disclosure: application for review

1

Where a Level 2 disclosure is provided to an applicant, the applicant may, within the prescribed period, apply to the Scottish Ministers for—

a

a review of the accuracy of any of the information contained in the disclosure,

b

if the disclosure includes reviewable information, a review of the inclusion of any of the reviewable information.

2

The following information is “reviewable information” for the purposes of this Part—

a

information included under section 13 about a spent childhood conviction or children's hearing outcome of the applicant,

b

information relating to the applicant provided by the chief constable in accordance with section 14,

c

details of a removable conviction of the applicant.

3

An application may be made under subsection (1) only if the applicant notified the Scottish Ministers under section 18(1)(b) of an intention to make the application.

4

Where an application under subsection (1) seeks a review of the inclusion of any reviewable information, the applicant must specify in the application the reviewable information that the applicant wishes to be subject to the review.

5

An application under subsection (1) is referred to in this Part as a “Level 2 review application”.

6

In this Part, a “removable conviction” is a conviction (other than a childhood conviction) that is—

a

a spent conviction for a List A offence and at least 11 years have passed since the date of conviction,

b

a spent conviction for a List B offence that is not a non-disclosable conviction.