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The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Amendment) Regulations 2011

S.I. 2011/719 · Made 10 March 2011

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Police, England And Wales

Made 10th March 2011

Laid before Parliament 14th March 2011

Coming into force 6th April 2011

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 113B(1)(b) of the Police Act 1997f1, makes the following Regulations.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1997 c. 50. Section 113B was inserted by section 163(2) of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15) and was amended by section 63(1) of, and paragraph 14 of Schedule 9 to, the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (c. 47), section 378 of, and paragraph 140 of Schedule 16 to, the Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52) and S.I. 2009/203.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent
  2. 2Amendment of regulation 4 of the 2002 Regulations
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 and shall come into force on 6th April 2011.

(2)

In these Regulations “the 2002 Regulations” mean the Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) Regulations 2002f1.

(3)

These Regulations extend to England and Wales.

2Amendment of regulation 4 of the 2002 Regulations

In regulation 4(b) of the 2002 Regulations (fees for criminal record certificates and enhanced criminal record certificates)f1 for “£36” substitute “£44”.

Signature

Lynne Featherstone

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

Home Office

10th March 2011

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) Regulations 2002 by increasing the fee for an application made under section 113B of the Police Act 1997 for an enhanced criminal records certificate from £36 to £44 with effect from 6th April 2011. No fee is payable in relation to an application made by a volunteer under this section.