Introduction
1 Sources of Law Governing the Management of Police Records
2 The Four National Databases
3 The Right of Access to Personal Data under the Data Protection Act 2018
4 Deleting Personal Information Held by the Police
5 The Disclosure & Barring Service and Disclosure of Criminal Records
6 Clare's Law and Sarah's Law: the Domestic Violence and Child Sex Offender Disclosure Schemes
7 Applications under the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 to Disregard Certain Historic Convictions for Consensual Homosexual Activity
8 Applications to Expunge Police Cautions
9 Judicial Review
10 Anonymity and Privacy in Criminal Proceedings
11 Reporting Restrictions
12 The Publication of Information about Offending and Convictions – General Principles of the Law of Privacy and Data Protection
13 Privacy and Data Protection in Police Investigations, Court Proceedings and Spent Convictions
14 The Right to Erasure
Appendices
A Police Act 1997, Part V
B Data Protection Act 2018, Sch 7
C Data Protection Act 2018, Sch 8
D Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975, SI 1975/1023
E Pre-Action Protocol for Judicial Review
F List of Rehabilitation Periods under the ROA 1974
G List of Offences that will Never be Filtered
H Statutory Disclosure Guidance
I National Retention Assessment Criteria Template
J Deletion of Records from National Police Systems Guidance
K ACRO Record Deletion Form
L MPS DPA Dispute Form
M Form T98 Notice of Appeal
N Form AF15(a)
O Precedent Letter for Application to Expunge Caution