# The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Scotland) Regulations 2002, Regulation 7: Central records: prescribed details


(1) Information in any form relating to convictions–
(a) held in the criminal history database of the Scottish Criminal Record Office for the use of police forces generally; and
(b) on a names index held by the Police Information Technology Organisation for the use of police forces generally,
is hereby prescribed as “central records” for the purposes of section 112(3) of the Act.
(2) Information in any form relating to–
(a) convictions held in the criminal history database of the Scottish Criminal Record Office for the use of police forces generally; and
(b) convictions and cautions on a names index held by the Police Information Technology Organisation for the use of police forces generally,
is hereby prescribed as “central records” for the purposes of section 113(5) of the Act (including that provision as applied by sections 114(3), 115(6) and 116(3)).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2002/143/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-act-1997-criminal-records-scotland-regulations-2002/regulation-7
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