http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2012/9

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/9/section/94/2012-10-01

Protection of Freedoms Act 2012

An Act to provide for the destruction, retention, use and other regulation of certain evidential material; to impose consent and other requirements in relation to certain processing of biometric information relating to children; to provide for a code of practice about surveillance camera systems and for the appointment and role of the Surveillance Camera Commissioner; to provide for judicial approval in relation to certain authorisations and notices under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000; to provide for the repeal or rewriting of powers of entry and associated powers and for codes of practice and other safeguards in relation to such powers; to make provision about vehicles left on land; to amend the maximum detention period for terrorist suspects; to replace certain stop and search powers and to provide for a related code of practice; to make provision about the safeguarding of vulnerable groups and about criminal records including provision for the establishment of the Disclosure and Barring Service and the dissolution of the Independent Safeguarding Authority; to disregard convictions and cautions for certain abolished offences; to make provision about the release and publication of datasets held by public authorities and to make other provision about freedom of information and the Information Commissioner; to make provision about the trafficking of people for exploitation and about stalking; to repeal certain enactments; and for connected purposes.

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Statute Law Database

2024-10-09

Expert Participation

2012-10-01

Protection of Freedoms Act 2012

specified provision(s)

The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Destruction, Retention and Use of Biometric Data) (Transitional, Transitory and Saving Provisions) Order 2013

art. 2-9

Protection of Freedoms Act 2012

Sch. 1

para. 7A

Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019

Sch. 2

para. 20

s. 27(2)(b)

Protection of Freedoms Act 2012

specified provision(s)

The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Commencement No. 3) (Amendment) Order 2014

art. 2(2)

art. 1

Part 5Safeguarding vulnerable groups, criminal records etc.

CHAPTER 4Disregarding certain convictions for buggery etc.

General

I194Procedure for decisions by the Secretary of State

1

In considering whether to make a decision of the kind mentioned in condition A in section 92, the Secretary of State must, in particular, consider—

a

any representations or evidence included in the application, and

b

any available record of the investigation of the offence and of any proceedings relating to it that the Secretary of State considers to be relevant.

2

The Secretary of State may not hold an oral hearing for the purpose of deciding whether to make a decision of the kind mentioned in condition A in section 92.

3

Subsection (4) applies if the Secretary of State—

a

decides that it appears as mentioned in condition A in section 92, or

b

makes a different decision in relation to the matters mentioned in that condition.

4

The Secretary of State must—

a

record the decision in writing, and

b

give notice of it to the applicant.