sec.247Report about person’s criminal history

sec.247 Report about person’s criminal history

To decide whether a person is disqualified from membership of the board under section 246 (1) (a) , the Minister may ask the commissioner of police for— a written report about the person’s criminal history; and a brief description of the circumstances of a conviction mentioned in the criminal history. The commissioner of police must comply with the request. However, the Minister may make a request under subsection (1) about a person who is not a member of the board only if the person has given the Minister written consent for the request. The duty imposed on the commissioner of police to comply with the request applies only to information in the commissioner’s possession or to which the commissioner has access. The Minister must ensure a report given to the Minister under this section is destroyed as soon as practicable after it is no longer needed for the purpose for which it was requested. In this section— criminal history , of a person, means the person’s criminal history as defined under the Criminal Law (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act 1986 to the extent the criminal history relates to indictable offences, other than spent convictions. indictable offence does not include an indictable offence dealt with summarily. s 247 amd 2006 No. 55 s 27 ; 2014 No. 62 s 135 (sec.247-ssec.1) To decide whether a person is disqualified from membership of the board under section 246 (1) (a) , the Minister may ask the commissioner of police for— a written report about the person’s criminal history; and a brief description of the circumstances of a conviction mentioned in the criminal history. (sec.247-ssec.2) The commissioner of police must comply with the request. (sec.247-ssec.3) However, the Minister may make a request under subsection (1) about a person who is not a member of the board only if the person has given the Minister written consent for the request. (sec.247-ssec.4) The duty imposed on the commissioner of police to comply with the request applies only to information in the commissioner’s possession or to which the commissioner has access. (sec.247-ssec.5) The Minister must ensure a report given to the Minister under this section is destroyed as soon as practicable after it is no longer needed for the purpose for which it was requested. (sec.247-ssec.6) In this section— criminal history , of a person, means the person’s criminal history as defined under the Criminal Law (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act 1986 to the extent the criminal history relates to indictable offences, other than spent convictions. indictable offence does not include an indictable offence dealt with summarily.

• (a) a written report about the person’s criminal history; and
• (b) a brief description of the circumstances of a conviction mentioned in the criminal history.