2019 No. 1107

Police, England And Wales

The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2019

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 112(1)(b), 113A(1)(b), 113B(1)(b), and 125(1) and (5) of the Police Act 19971 makes the following Regulations.

Citation, commencement and extent1

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 and come into force on 1st October 2019.

2

These Regulations extend to England and Wales.

Amendments to the Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) Regulations 20022

1

The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) Regulations 20022 are amended as follows.

2

In regulation 3A (fee for criminal conviction certificates), for “£25” substitute “£23”.

3

In regulation 4 (fees for criminal record certificates and enhanced criminal record certificates)—

a

in paragraph (a), for “£26” substitute “£23”;

b

in paragraph (b), for “£44” substitute “£40”.

Victoria AtkinsParliamentary Under Secretary of StateHome Office
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These regulations amend the prescribed fees in the Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) Regulations 2002. The fees for standard criminal conviction certificates (also known as basic certificates) are reduced from £25 to £23. The fees for criminal records certificates (also known as standard certificates) are reduced from £26 to £23, and enhanced criminal records certificates are reduced from £44 to £40.

The amended fees apply to applications for criminal conviction certificates, criminal records certificates and enhanced criminal records certificates in England and Wales.

A full impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business, the voluntary sector and the public sector is available from www.legislation.gov.uk. Hard copies can be obtained by writing to the Home Office Sponsorship Unit, Home Office, 2 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DF.