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Statutory Instruments

2026 No. 985

POLICE, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

Made

7th September 2026

Laid before Parliament

9th September 2026

Coming into force

5th October 2026

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 112(1)(b), 113A(1)(b), 113B(1)(b), 116A(4)(b) and (5)(b) and 125(1), (1A) and (5) of the Police Act 1997(1).

Citation, commencement and extent

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 and come into force on 5th October 2026.

(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.

Amendments to the Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) Regulations 2002

2.—(1) The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) Regulations 2002(2) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 3A (fee for criminal conviction certificates), for “£21.50” substitute “£20”.

(3) In regulation 4(1) (fees for criminal record certificates and enhanced criminal record certificates)—

(a)in sub-paragraph (a), for “£21.50” substitute “£20”;

(b)in sub-paragraph (b), for “£49.50” substitute “£41”.

(4) In regulation 6(1) (fees for requesting up-date information(3) under section 116A of the Police Act 1997)—

(a)in sub-paragraph (a), for “£16” substitute “£15”;

(b)in sub-paragraph (b), for “£16” substitute “£15”.

Satvir Kaur

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

Home Office

7th September 2026

(1)

1997 c. 50; section 112(1)(b) was substituted in Scotland by S.S.I. 2006/50 leaving the original in force in England and Wales and section 112 was amended by S.I. 2012/3006. There are other amending instruments but none is relevant. Sections 113A and 113B were inserted by section 163(2) of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15) and amended by paragraph 1 of Schedule 8 to the Policing and Crime Act 2009 (c. 26), by section 80(1) of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9) and by S.I. 2012/3006. Section 116A was inserted by section 83 of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012. Section 125 was amended by S.I. 2005/3496. There are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

(2)

S.I. 2002/233. Regulation 3A was inserted by S.I. 2014/239 and amended by S.I. 2019/1107, 2022/303 and 2024/1111. Regulation 4 was substituted by S.I. 2020/359 and amended by S.I. 2022/303 and 2024/1111. Regulation 6 was inserted by S.I. 2013/1194 and amended by S.I. 2024/1111.

(3)

See section 116A(8) for the definition of “up-date information”.

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