sec.15Criminal history report

sec.15 Criminal history report

This section applies to enable the Minister to decide whether a person is qualified to become, or continue as, the director or a deputy director. The Minister may ask the police commissioner for— a written report about the criminal history of the person; and a brief description of the circumstances of a conviction mentioned in the criminal history. However, the Minister may make the request only if the person has given the Minister written consent for the request. The police commissioner must comply with the request. However, the duty to comply with the request applies only to information in the possession of the police commissioner or to which the police commissioner has access. In this section— criminal history , of a person, means the person’s criminal history within the meaning of the Criminal Law (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act 1986 , other than spent convictions. s 15 amd 2025 No. 18 s 59K (sec.15-ssec.1) This section applies to enable the Minister to decide whether a person is qualified to become, or continue as, the director or a deputy director. (sec.15-ssec.2) The Minister may ask the police commissioner for— a written report about the criminal history of the person; and a brief description of the circumstances of a conviction mentioned in the criminal history. (sec.15-ssec.3) However, the Minister may make the request only if the person has given the Minister written consent for the request. (sec.15-ssec.4) The police commissioner must comply with the request. (sec.15-ssec.5) However, the duty to comply with the request applies only to information in the possession of the police commissioner or to which the police commissioner has access. (sec.15-ssec.6) In this section— criminal history , of a person, means the person’s criminal history within the meaning of the Criminal Law (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act 1986 , other than spent convictions.

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