# The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2007, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Scotland) Regulations 2006. Regulation 7 of those Regulations prescribes records of convictions held for the use of police forces generally as central records.
The amendments replace references to the Scottish Criminal Record Office with references to the Scottish Police Services Authority, and references to the names index which has been held by the Police Information Technology Organisation with references to the names database to be held by the National Policing Improvement Agency.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2007/112/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-act-1997-criminal-records-scotland-amendment-regulations-2007/note
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