Summary
This consultation document seeks views on the Department of Justice’s draft statutory guidance for chief police officers in relation to the provision of information on AccessNI criminal record certificates.
Documents
- Draft statutory guidance for chief officers of police
- Summary of responses draft guidance consultation
Consultation description
The Department of Justice is seeking comments on the draft guidance. The purpose of the proposed guidance is to assist chief officers to make decisions about whether information held by police in relation to individual applicants is reasonably believed to be relevant to the purpose for which the enhanced criminal record check is being sought and, if it is, whether it should be disclosed. This guidance sits alongside the Quality Assurance Framework document that sets out the detailed processes and procedures that chief officers should undertake when assessing information. The statutory guidance is a set of principles that chief officers must have regard to in addition to applying the detailed processes and procedures correctly.
Ways to respond
Consultation closed — responses are no longer being accepted.