{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-act-1997/section-117",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-act-1997/section-117.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1997/50",
  "legislation_title": "Police Act 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-act-1997",
  "path": "section/117",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "117",
  "heading": "Disputes about accuracy of certificates certificates and up-date information.",
  "text": "(1) Where an applicant for a certificate under any of sections 112 to 116 believes that the information contained in the certificate is inaccurate he may make an application in writing to the Secretary of State DBS for a new certificate.\n(1A) Where any person other than the applicant believes that the information contained in a certificate under any of sections 112 to 116 is inaccurate, that person may make an application in writing to DBS for a decision as to whether or not the information is inaccurate.\n(1A) Where any person other than the applicant believes that the information contained in a certificate under any of sections 112 to 116 is inaccurate, that person may make an application in writing to the Department for a decision as to whether or not the information is inaccurate.\n(1B) Where a person believes that the wrong up-date information has been given under section 116A in relation to the person's certificate, the person may make an application in writing to DBS for corrected up-date information.\n(2) The Secretary of State DBS shall consider any application under this section; and where he it is of the opinion that the information in the certificate is inaccurate , or that the wrong up-date information has been given, he it shall issue a new certificate or (as the case may be) corrected up-date information.\n(2A) In this section—\n“corrected up-date information”, in relation to a certificate, means information which includes—\n(a) information that the wrong up-date information was given in relation to the certificate on a particular date, and\n(b) new up-date information in relation to the certificate,\n“up-date information” has the same meaning as in section 116A.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Pt. 5 repealed (S.) (1.4.2025) by Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 (asp 13), s. 97, sch. 5 para. 3 (with s. 96); S.S.I. 2025/27, reg. 3(1)(2), sch. (with regs. 4, 5, 7-10)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 117(1) substituted (E.W.) (1.12.2012) by The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/3006), arts. 1(1), 37(h) (with Pt. 4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "S. 117(1A) inserted (E.W.) (10.9.2012 immediately after S.I. 2012/2157 comes into force) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), ss. 82(4), 120 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(u)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in s. 117(1A) substituted (E.W.) (1.12.2012) by The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/3006), arts. 1(1), 37(h) (with Pt. 4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "S. 117(1A) inserted (N.I.) (2.11.2015) by Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 9), ss. 40(4), 106(2); S.R. 2015/358, art. 2(e)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "S. 117(1B) inserted (E.W.) (17.6.2013) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 108(3) (with s. 97); S.I. 2013/1180, art. 2(e)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Words in s. 117(1B) substituted (E.W.) (1.12.2012) by The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/3006), arts. 1(1), 37(h) (with Pt. 4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Words in s. 117(2) substituted (E.W.) (1.12.2012) by The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/3006), arts. 1(1), 37(h) (with Pt. 4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "Word in s. 117(2) substituted (E.W.) (1.12.2012) by The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/3006), arts. 1(1), 40 (with Pt. 4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F10",
      "text": "Words in s. 117(2) inserted (E.W.) (17.6.2013) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 108(4)(a) (with s. 97); S.I. 2013/1180, art. 2(e)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F11",
      "text": "Words in s. 117(2) inserted (E.W.) (17.6.2013) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 108(4)(b) (with s. 97); S.I. 2013/1180, art. 2(e)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F12",
      "text": "S. 117(2A) inserted (E.W.) (17.6.2013) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 108(5) (with s. 97); S.I. 2013/1180, art. 2(e)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F13",
      "text": "Words in s. 117 title substituted (E.W.) (17.6.2013) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 108(2) (with s. 97); S.I. 2013/1180, art. 2(e)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 117 in force at 1.3.2002 for E.W. by S.I. 2002/413, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "S. 117 in force at 1.4.2008 for N.I. by S.I. 2008/692, art. 2(i)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "inserted",
      "affecting": "nia/2015/9",
      "affecting_title": "Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/50/section/117",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:24:18.907526+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."
}