Police Criminal Record
PUBLIC'S RIGHT OF ACCESS.
It is a legal obligation relating to the
public's 'Right of Access' formerly (subject matter)
under the Data Protection Act 1998 .
It is a duty placed on businesses and public
authorities,which allows a person to find out what
records are held about him.
In regards the Metropolitan Police force and/or
any another police force in England and Wales,
if the request a straightforward matter,ie
a SINGLE CRIME REPORT,then it will be
processed swiftly.
If the person (you) require a copy of a
STOP SLIP or a copy of your CUSTODY
RECORD, you can attend any Metropolitan
Police Station,to request this,
Within 30 calendar days for the 'stop slip' and
12 months,for the 'custody record'
POLICE CRIMINAL RECORDS and
SUBJECT ACCESS REQUEST.
SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE AT PRESENT
If you would like a copy of your
Police Records for your own
reference,
an application can be made for a
SUBJECT ACCESS REQUEST,
through the
ASSOCIATION OF
CHIEF POLICE OFFICE'S (ACPO)
Criminal Record Office (ACRO)
they provide a Subject Access
Request service,for the majority
of police forces,and you can
apply online,or by post and also
you can apply on the (ACPO)
website,to request your records.
Your SUBJECT ACCESS
CERTIFICATE,will provide a
copy of your POLICE NATIONAL
COMPUTER (PNL) Record,
this will include details of all
spent and unspent,convictions,
cautions,final warnings and
reprimands,
as well as Penalty Notices,
Arrest that resulted in no further
action (NFA) and not guilty verdicts
in court
Since 2006,police retained details
of all RECORDABLE OFFENCES
until the individual reached
100 years of age.
Before 2006,the police could delete
eligible records under the old
'weeding' guidelines.
Individuals could apply for
eligible records to be removed.