Title and introductory text
2023 No. 1153
Police, England And Wales
The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Record Certificates: Relevant Matter) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2023
Made
27th October 2023
Coming into force
28th October 2023
The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 113A(7) of the Police Act 1997.
In accordance with section 113A(8) of that Act, a draft of this Order has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
Propose a change1 Citation, commencement and extent
(1) This Order may be cited as the Police Act 1997 (Criminal Record Certificates: Relevant Matter) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2023 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
(2) This Order extends to England and Wales only.
Propose a change2 Amendment to the Police Act 1997
In section 113A(6) of the Police Act 1997, the definition of “relevant matter”, as it has effect in England and Wales, is amended as follows—
(a) at the end of paragraph (a)(ii), omit “or”;
(b) after paragraph (a)(iii) insert—
or
(iv) a conviction which is not a spent conviction within the meaning of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974;
;
(c) after paragraph (d) insert—
;
(e) a caution which is not spent for the purposes of Schedule 2 to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
.
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