Part V Certificates of Criminal Records, &c.

116 Enhanced criminal record certificates: judicial appointments and Crown employment.

(1)

The Secretary of State shall issue an enhanced criminal record certificate to any individual who—

(a)

makes an application under this section F1in the prescribed F2manner and form, and

(b)

F3pays any fee that is payable in relation to the application under regulations made by the Secretary of State.

F3pays in the prescribed manner any prescribed fee

(2)

An application under this section must be accompanied by a statement by a Minister of the Crown, or a person nominated by a Minister of the Crown, that the certificate is required for the purposes of an exempted question asked in the course of considering the applicant’s suitability for—

(a)

a judicial appointment, or

(b)

an appointment by or under the Crown to a position F4to which subsection (3) or (4) of section 115 applies F4of such description as may be prescribed.

(3)

F5Sections 113B(3) to (11) and F6113C to 113F F6113BA to 113BC shall apply in relation to this section with any necessary modifications.