# The Court Security Officers (Designation) Regulations 2005, Regulation 3: Proof of identity and other requirements


Before a person may be designated as a court security officer, the Lord Chancellor must take the following steps:
(a) obtain proof of the person’s identity;
(b) obtain a declaration from that person as to whether he has any unspent criminal offences within the meaning of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; and
(c) make criminal records check.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/588/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/court-security-officers-designation-regulations-2005/regulation-3
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