Under Section 7 of the Data Protection Act 1998 everyone has a right to see a copy of “personal data” held about them on the Police National Computer. This process is known as Subject Access.
There are exemptions to this right of access – for example, if releasing information would prejudice a police operation or would identify other people, some information may be omitted from the disclosure.
ACRO provides Subject Access disclosures on behalf of most police forces in England and Wales, Northern Ireland, Jersey, the Isle of Man and the British Transport Police.
Applications for Subject Access are usually made through your local police force Data Protection Officer (links provided below). Please click on your home force or, if you live abroad, the police force area in which you most recently lived.
ACRO will reply to you directly with the results of your request. This can take up to 40 calendar days from receipt of your request.
If your local force is not included in the list below it is because it has made separate arrangements and you will need to contact them for details on how to apply for your information.
Please note
If you have a conviction that has been “Stepped Down” this will still show on your Police National Computer Subject Access Certificate. Further information on Step Down is available here.
ACRO does not provide Criminal Records Bureau checks for people who are applying to work with children or vulnerable adults. Please visit www.crb.gov.uk for further information on Criminal Records Bureau checks.
ACRO is also unable to provide Police National Computer disclosures for employment purposes. For these services visit www.disclosurescotland.co.uk. You do not need to live in Scotland to use this service
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