# The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Registration) Regulations 2001, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations, which extend only to England and Wales, provide for:
(a) the information to be included in the register maintained by the Secretary of State under section 120 of the Police Act 1997 (registered persons);
(b) the removal, subject to prescribed safeguards, of persons from that register; and
(c) the payment of a fee of £300 for inclusion in that register and £5 for each additional signature recorded in the register for the purposes of counter-signing applications for criminal record and enhanced criminal record certificates.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/1194/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-act-1997-criminal-records-registration-regulations-2001/note
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