Police Act 1997 (Criminal Record Certificates: Relevant Matters) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2013 comes into force

Implementation date: 29 May 2013

The order amends the definition of "relevant matter" in the Police Act 1997, which sets out what the Disclosure and Barring Service should disclose in response to an application for a criminal records certificate or an enhanced criminal records certificate. The order is made following the Court of Appeal judgment in R (on the application of T) v Chief Constable of Greater Manchester and others [2013] EWCA Civ 25 CA. The order can be viewed on the UK legislation website.