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Subject Access – Data Protection request

If you require information held about you, you are entitled under the Data Protection Act 1998 (Please see the Personal Information page for more details.)

Police Certificates

Individuals requiring Police Certificates for the purpose of Visa application in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States of America should contact ACRO.

• Telephone 0845 6013999 (office hours 8.30 am to 4.30 pm) Monday to Friday
• E-mail acro.policecertficates@acro.pnn.police.uk
• Address ACRO, PO Box 481, Fareham, PO14 9FS
• Website http://www.acpo.police.uk/certficates.asp

Please note that this certificate is processed entirely by the ACPO Criminal Records Office (ACRO). All submissions and enquiries relating to this process should be directed to ACRO.

Employment Related Vetting Checks

 Where ‘police checks’ are being requested by organisation/employers prior to employing request must be made to Disclosure Scotland and not a subject access request.

The details are Disclosure Scotland

• Telephone Helpline: 0870 6096006
•  Email : info@disclosurescotland.co.uk
•  Disclosure Scotland, P.O. Box 250, GLASGOW GS51 1Y

Freedom of Information Act 2000 requests 

The Freedom of Information 2000 provides the right of access to all types of recorded information held by public authorities and provides exemptions from that right.