Police Act 1997

119 Sources of information.U.K.

(1)Any person who holds records of convictions [F1or cautions] [F1, cautions or other information] for the use of police forces generally shall make those records available to [F2the Secretary of State] [F2DBS] [F3for the purposes of an application [F4(whether for a certificate or for registration)] under this Part.] [F3for the purpose of enabling [F5him] [F5it] to carry out [F6his functions under this Part in relation to—

(a)any application for a certificate or for registration; or

(b)the determination of whether a person should continue to be a registered person.]

[F6a relevant function]]

[F7(1ZA)Any person who holds records of convictions or cautions for the use of police forces generally must make those records available to the Disclosure and Barring Service for the purpose of enabling it to carry out its functions under paragraph 1, 2, 7 or 8 of Schedule 1 to the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Northern Ireland) Order 2007.]

[F8(1A)[F9The Secretary of State may require the [F10Disclosure and Barring Service] to make available specified information for the purpose of enabling the Secretary of State to carry out functions under this Part in relation to—

(a)any application for a certificate or for registration;

[F11(aa)the provision of up-date information under section 116A;] or

(b)the determination of whether a person should continue to be a registered person.]]

[F12(1B)[F13The Secretary of State] [F13DBS] may require the chief officer of a police force to make available such information as [F14he] [F14it] may specify for the purpose of [F15determining, in relation to applications under section 113B, whether the police force is a relevant police force] [F15deciding whether to make a request to that chief officer under section 113B(4)].]

(2)Where the chief officer of a police force receives a request under section [F16113B] or 116 F17... he shall comply with it as soon as practicable.

[F18(2A)Where, in connection with the provision of up-date information under section 116A, the chief officer of a police force receives a request for information of the kind mentioned in section 113B(4), the chief officer of police must comply with it as soon as practicable.]

(3)[F19The Secretary of State] [F19DBS] shall pay to the appropriate [F20local policing body or] police authority, F21... [F22such fee as [F23he] [F23the Secretary of State] thinks appropriate] for information provided in accordance with [F24subsection (2)] [F24section 120A(4) or subsection (2) of this section].

(4)Any person who holds records of fingerprints for the use of police forces generally shall make those records available to [F25the Secretary of State] [F25DBS] [F3for the purposes of an application under this Part.] [F3for the purpose of enabling [F26him] [F26it] to carry out [F27his] [F27its] functions under this Part in relation to—

(a)any application for a certificate or for registration;

[F28(aa)any application as mentioned in section 116A(4)(a) or (5)(a);] or

(b)the determination of whether a person should continue to be a registered person.]

[F29(4A)DBS may require the Secretary of State to provide it with the information and advice specified in section 113CD(2) to (6) for the purpose of enabling DBS to carry out its functions under section 113CD.]

[F30(4A)The Department of Justice may provide to the Disclosure and Barring Service any information it holds for the purposes of this Part in order to enable the Disclosure and Barring Service to determine whether, in relation to any person, paragraph 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9 or 11 of Schedule 1 to the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 applies or appears to apply.]

(5)No proceedings shall lie against [F31the Secretary of State] [F31DBS] [F32or the Disclosure and Barring Service] by reason of an inaccuracy in the information made available or provided to [F33him] [F33it] [F34or it] in accordance with this section.

[F35(6)For the purposes of this section references to a police force include any body mentioned in subsections (10)(a) to (i) and (11) of section 113B and references to a chief officer must be construed accordingly.

(7)In the case of such a body the reference in subsection (3) to the appropriate [F36local policing body or] police authority must be construed as a reference to such body as is prescribed.]

[F37(8)In this section a relevant function is a function of [F38the Secretary of State] [F38DBS]—

(a)under this Part in relation to any application for a certificate or for registration;

[F39(aa)under this Part in relation to any request under section 116A(1);]

(b)under this Part in relation to the determination of whether a person should continue to be a registered person;

F40(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(d)[F41under paragraph 1, 2, 7 or 8 of Schedule 3 to [F42the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006] (considering whether criteria prescribed for the purpose of that paragraph apply to an individual).]]

Textual Amendments

F1Words in s. 119(1) substituted (S.) (28.2.2011) by Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 14), ss. 78(3), 101(2) (with ss. 90, 99); S.S.I. 2011/157, art. 2(a) (with art. 3)

F3Words in s. 119(1)(4) substituted (E.W.N.I.) (19.6.2001) by 2001 c. 16, s. 134(2)(a); S.I. 2001/2223, art. 2(1)(c)

F4Words in s. 119(1) inserted (S.) (27.6.2003) by Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 7), ss. 70(4), 89(2); S.S.I. 2003/288, art. 2, sch.

F6Words in s. 119(1) substituted (E.W.N.I.) (12.10.2009 for E.W., 12.10.2009 for N.I.) by Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (c. 47), s. 65, Sch. 9 para. 14(7)(a) (with ss. 51, 57(3), 60(4), 64(5)); S.I. 2009/2610, art. 2(a) (with arts. 4-23); S.I. 2009/2611, art. 2, Sch.

F8S. 119(1A) substituted (10.9.2012 for E.W.N.I.) by Policing and Crime Act 2009 (c. 26), s. 116(1), Sch. 7 para. 118; S.I. 2012/2235, art. 2(c)

F17Words in s. 119(2) repealed (E.W.N.I.) (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 40(2), Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(bb)(i)

F22Words in s. 119(3) substituted (1.7.2005 for E.W., 1.4.2006 for S., 1.4.2008 for N.I.) by Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15), ss. 165(1)(a), 178(4)(d)(8); S.I. 2005/1521, art. 3(3)(b); S.S.I. 2006/166, art. 2(1)(c); S.I. 2008/697, art. 2(c)

F24Words in s. 119(3) substituted (E.W.N.I.) (19.6.2001) by 2001 c. 16, s. 134(2)(c); S.I. 2001/2223, art. 2(1)(c)

F37S. 119(8) inserted (E.W.N.I.) (12.10.2009 for E.W., 12.10.2009 for N.I.) by Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (c. 47), s. 65, Sch. 9 para. 14(7)(d) (with ss. 51, 57(3), 60(4), 64(5)); S.I. 2009/2610, art. 2(a) (with arts. 4-23); S.I. 2009/2611, art. 2, Sch.

F40S. 119(8)(c) repealed (E.W.N.I.) (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 40(3)(a), Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(bb)(i)

F42Words in s. 119(8)(d) substituted (E.W.N.I.) (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 40(3)(b), Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(bb)(i)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1S. 119 modified (temp.) (N.I.) (with application in accordance with arts. 2, 5 of the amending Order) by Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Regulated Activity, Transitional Provisions and Commencement No. 4) Order (Northern Ireland) 2009 (S.R. 2009/304), art. 8

Commencement Information

I1S. 119 in force at 1.3.2002 for E.W. by S.I. 2002/413, art. 2

S. 119 in force at 25.4.2002 for S. by S.S.I. 2002/124, art. 4

I2S. 119 in force at 1.4.2008 for N.I. by S.I. 2008/692, art. 2(k)