A Bill to facilitate access by members of the public to the registers of the Criminal Records Office.
The Bill would require that a criminal records office (defined as "the Criminal Records Bureau or any successor body with similar statutory functions") must keep copies of all Magistrates’ Courts Registers, and any other registers produced by a court listing convictions, in electronic form, and must make these accessible to the public. It would provide that such information would not be considered 'personal information' for the purpose of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
House of Commons
Sir Christopher ChopeConservative
1 May 2012
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This bill would require the Criminal Records Office to keep electronic copies of magistrates' court registers and other court-conviction registers, and to make them accessible to the public. It would also ensure that this information is not treated as 'personal information' under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
The bill has completed its first reading and is at the second reading stage in the Commons. It originated in the Commons and was sponsored by Sir Christopher Chope.
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