Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Act 2024
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6 Deletion of cautions for relevant offences: Northern Ireland
(1) If it appears to the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland (“the Department”) that a person has before the coming into force of this Act been cautioned in Northern Ireland for a relevant offence, the Department must direct the Chief Constable to delete details, contained in relevant criminal records, of the caution. (2) As soon as is reasonably practicable after receiving a direction under subsection (1), the Chief Constable must delete the details of the caution. (3) Where the Department gives a direction under subsection (1) in relation to a person’s caution, the Department— (a) must take all reasonable steps to notify the person, or, if the person is no longer alive, the person’s personal representatives, that the direction has been given, or (b) if it is not reasonably practicable to give a notification under paragraph (a), must take all reasonable steps to— (i) identify some other person whom the Department considers it is appropriate to notify, and (ii) notify that person that the direction has been given. (4) For the purposes of this section, the Department must, in particular, consider any representations made to it which claim that a person has been cautioned in Northern Ireland for a relevant offence, whether or not made by that person. (5) In this section— “the Chief Constable” means the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland; “the Northern Ireland criminal records database” means the names database maintained by the Department for the purpose of recording convictions and cautions; “relevant criminal records” means— the Northern Ireland criminal records database, and the UK criminal records database; “the UK criminal records database” means the names database held by the Secretary of State for the use of constables.
6 Deletion of cautions for relevant offences: Northern Ireland
(1) If it appears to the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland (“the Department”) that a person has before the coming into force of this Act been cautioned in Northern Ireland for a relevant offence, the Department must direct the Chief Constable to delete details, contained in relevant criminal records, of the caution. (2) As soon as is reasonably practicable after receiving a direction under subsection (1), the Chief Constable must delete the details of the caution. (3) Where the Department gives a direction under subsection (1) in relation to a person’s caution, the Department— (a) must take all reasonable steps to notify the person, or, if the person is no longer alive, the person’s personal representatives, that the direction has been given, or (b) if it is not reasonably practicable to give a notification under paragraph (a), must take all reasonable steps to— (i) identify some other person whom the Department considers it is appropriate to notify, and (ii) notify that person that the direction has been given. (4) For the purposes of this section, the Department must, in particular, consider any representations made to it which claim that a person has been cautioned in Northern Ireland for a relevant offence, whether or not made by that person. (5) In this section— “the Chief Constable” means the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland; “the Northern Ireland criminal records database” means the names database maintained by the Department for the purpose of recording convictions and cautions; “relevant criminal records” means— the Northern Ireland criminal records database, and the UK criminal records database; “the UK criminal records database” means the names database held by the Secretary of State for the use of constables.
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