Section 41 Falsification of a Level 1 or Level 2 disclosureI1

(1)

A person commits an offence if the person, with intent to deceive—

(a)

makes a document that purports to be a Level 1 disclosure or a Level 2 disclosure,

(b)

alters a Level 1 disclosure or Level 2 disclosure,

(c)

uses, or allows another person to use, a Level 1 disclosure or Level 2 disclosure in a way that suggests that it relates to an individual other than the one who is the subject of the Level 1 disclosure or Level 2 disclosure.

(2)

A person commits an offence if the person knowingly makes a false or misleading statement for the purpose of obtaining, or enabling another person to obtain, a Level 1 disclosure or Level 2 disclosure.

(3)

A person who commits an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale (or both).

Annotations

Commencement

I1: S. 41 in force at 1.4.2025 by S.S.I. 2025/27, reg. 3(1)(2), sch.