{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-act-1997-criminal-records-regulations-2002/regulation-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-act-1997-criminal-records-regulations-2002/regulation-7.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2002/233",
  "legislation_title": "The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) Regulations 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-act-1997-criminal-records-regulations-2002",
  "path": "regulation/7",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Registered persons: copies of certificates",
  "text": "A person acting as a registered person in relation to an application of a type described in section 120AD(1)(c) of the Act may only be issued with a copy of a criminal record certificate or (as the case may be) enhanced criminal record certificate issued further to that application where—\n(a) a request is made not less than 28 days from the date of issue of the certificate;\n(b) a request is made not more than 3 months from the date of issue of the certificate or, where a dispute is raised under section 117 or section 117A of the Act in respect of that certificate, the conclusion of that dispute;\n(c) the certificate is not the subject of a pending review under section 117 of the Act (disputes about accuracy of certificates);\n(d) the certificate is not the subject of a pending review under section 117A of the Act (other disputes about section 113B(4) information);\n(e) any statement made by the registered person in respect of the application for the certificate described in section 120AD(1)(a) continues to apply.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Regs. 5B-7 inserted (17.6.2013) by The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/1194), regs. 1(1), 2(5), Sch."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/233/regulation/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-10T03:34:24.673698+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}