The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Record Certificates: Relevant Matters) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020

Amendment to the Police Act 1997

2.  Section 113A of the Police Act 1997 is amended as follows—

(a) in subsection (6)(1), in the definition of “relevant matter” as it has effect in England and Wales—

(i) in paragraph (a), for “in relation to a person who has one conviction only” substitute “any of the following convictions”;

(ii) omit paragraph (b); and

(iii) in paragraph (c), after “subsection (6D)” insert “where the person was aged 18 or over on the date it was given”;

(b) in subsection (6E)(2), for the purposes of the definition of “relevant matter” omit paragraph (d)(ii) and the preceding “or”.

(1)

Relevant amendments to subsection (6) were made by section 50 of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (c. 4), paragraph 135 of Schedule 9 to the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9) and S.I. 2013/1200.

(2)

Subsection (6E) was inserted by S.I. 2013/1200.