# The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Amendment) Regulations 2007

S.I. 2007/700 · made 6 March 2007

These Regulations, which come into force on 1st April 2007, amend the Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) Regulations 2002 (“the 2002 Regulations”).

Made under: Police Act 1997 (Section 113A)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/police-act-1997-criminal-records-amendment-regulations-2007/pdf/uksi_20070700_en.pdf; Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/police-act-1997-criminal-records-amendment-regulations-2007/pdf/uksiem_20070700_en.pdf

## Introductory text

POLICE, england and wales
Made 6th March 2007
Laid before Parliament 9th March 2007
Coming into force 1st April 2007
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 113A(6) of the Police Act 1997, having regard to section 125(1) of that Act:

## 1 Citation, commencement and extent

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 and shall come into force on 1st April 2007.
(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.

## 2 Amendment of the 2002 Regulations

For regulation 9 (central records: prescribed details) of the Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) Regulations 2002 substitute—
“Central records: prescribed details
9. Information in any form relating to convictions, cautions, reprimands and warnings on a names database held by the National Policing Improvement Agency for the use of constables is prescribed as “central records” for the purposes of section 113A(6) of the Police Act 1997 (including that provision as applied by sections 114(3) and 116(3)).”.

## Signature

Joan Ryan
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Home Office
6th March 2007

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations, which come into force on 1st April 2007, amend the Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) Regulations 2002 (“the 2002 Regulations”).
Regulation 2 substitutes Regulation 9 of the 2002 Regulations in order to replace the reference to the Police Information Technology Organisation with a reference to the National Policing Improvement Agency. The National Policing Improvement Agency takes over the function of running the Police National Computer from 1st April 2007 and it is that names database of convictions, cautions, reprimands and warnings which is prescribed as “central records” for the purpose of section 113A(6) of the Police Act 1997.

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