Article 2 Relevant official recordsI1

England and Wales

Relevant official records for the purposes of section 95 of the Act are any of the following F1...—

(a)

records kept locally by a police force for the use of constables;

(b)

records kept locally by the British Transport Police for the use of constables;

(c)

records kept by the Ministry of Defence Police for the use of constables;

(d)

records kept by the Royal Navy Police for the use of members of a service police force;

(e)

records kept by the Royal Military Police for the use of members of a service police force;

(f)

records kept by the Royal Air Force Police for the use of members of a service police force;

F2(fa)

records kept by the tri-service serious crime unit for the use of members of a service police force;

(g)

records of magistrates’ courts dating from 1992 kept by Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service;

(h)

records of the Crown Court kept by Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service.

Annotations

F1: Words in art. 2 omitted (29.9.2026) by virtue of The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Relevant Official Records) (Amendment) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/977), arts. 1(1), 2
F2: Art. 2(fa) inserted (5.12.2022) by The Armed Forces (Tri-Service Serious Crime Unit) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1051), regs. 1(2), 15(3)