uksi/2024/1113 — The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records and Registration) (Jersey) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

2024 No. 1113 POLICE The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records and Registration) (Jersey) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 Made 5th November 2024 Laid before Parliament 7th November 2024 Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(1) The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 112(1)(b), 113A(1)(b), 113B(1)(b) and 125(1) and (5) of the Police Act 1997 as extended to Jersey by the Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Jersey) Order 2010 and sections 116A(4)(b) and 116A(5)(b) of that Act as extended to Jersey by the Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Jersey) (Amendment) Order 2012 . Citation, commencement and extent 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records and Registration) (Jersey) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 and come into force at the end of the period of one week beginning with the day on which they are registered in the Royal Court of Jersey. 2 These Regulations extend to Jersey. Amendments to the Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records and Registration) (Jersey) Regulations 2010 2 1 The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records and Registration) (Jersey) Regulations 2010 are amended as follows. 2 In regulation 3 (fees for criminal conviction certificates, criminal record certificates and enhanced criminal record certificates)— a in sub-paragraph (a), for “£18” substitute “£21.50” ; b in sub-paragraph (b), for “£18” substitute “£21.50” ; c in sub-paragraph (c), for “£38” substitute “£49.50” . 3 After regulation 3 (fees for criminal conviction certificates, criminal record certificates and enhanced criminal record certificates) insert— Fees for requesting up-date information under section 116A of the Act 3A 1 Subject to paragraph (2) below, the fee payable in relation to an application for a certificate to be subject to up-date arrangements under section 116A of the Act is prescribed as— a £16 in the case of a fee as mentioned in section 116A(4)(b) of the Act; b £16 in the case of a fee as mentioned in section 116A(5)(b) of the Act. 2 No fee is payable in relation to— a an application made by a volunteer; b an application for a criminal conviction certificate, a criminal record certificate or an enhanced criminal record certificate to be subject to up-date arrangements where the person making the request already holds any such a certificate that is subject to up-date arrangements. . Jess Phillips Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Home Office 5th November 2024 Explanatory Note (This note is not part of the Regulations) These Regulations amend the prescribed fees in the Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records and Registration) (Jersey) Regulations 2010 ( S.I. 2010/1087 ) (“ the 2010 Regulations ”). Regulation 2 amends the fees for criminal conviction certificates (also known as basic certificates), criminal record certificates (also known as standard certificates) and enhanced criminal record certificates. These amendments will align the fee charged for a Disclosure and Barring Service application in Jersey to its equivalent in England and Wales. Regulation 3 inserts a new regulation 3A in the 2010 Regulations which sets out fees for requesting up-date information under section 116A of the Police Act 1997 (c.50) . The amended fees apply to applications for basic certificates, standard certificates, enhanced criminal record certificates and the up-date service in Jersey. A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private or voluntary sector or community bodies is foreseen.