82 Enhanced criminal record certificates: additional safeguards

82  Enhanced criminal record certificates: additional safeguards

(1)     In subsection (4) of section 113B of the Police Act 1997 (enhanced criminal record certificates: requests by the Secretary of State to chief officers for information)—

(a)     for “the chief officer of every relevant police force” substitute “any relevant chief officer”,

(b)     omit “, in the chief officer's opinion”,

(c)     in paragraph (a), for “might” substitute “the chief officer reasonably believes to”, and

(d)     in paragraph (b), at the beginning insert “in the chief officer's opinion,”.

(2)     After subsection (4) of that section of that Act insert—

“(4A)     In exercising functions under subsection (4) a relevant chief officer must have regard to any guidance for the time being published by the Secretary of State.”

(3)     In subsection (9) of that section of that Act—

(a)     before the definition

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