Introduction

The Data Protection Act 1998 was brought into force on 1 March 2000 and works in two ways. It gives individuals certain rights. It also states that those who record and use personal information must be open about how the information is used and must follow the eight principles of ‘good information handling’.

Principles

Anyone processing personal data must comply with the eight enforceable principles of good practice. The data must be:

• Processed fairly and lawfully
• Processed for limited purposes
• Adequate and up-to-date
• Accurate
• Not kept longer than necessary
• Processed in accordance with the data subject’s rights
• Secure
• Not transferred to countries outside EEA without adequate protection.

Subject Access

The Subject Access provisions of the Data Protection Act give an individual the right to have a copy of any personal data held on them.

Section 7 of the Data Protection Act 1998 states that a “data subject” (the person about whom the personal data refers) is entitled, upon written request, to be informed whether or not personal data is held or processed about them.

Should you wish to know what information (if any) Warwickshire Police holds about you, or you would like confirmation that you do, or do not have a prosecution /conviction history you can apply by post to:

Subject Access Office
Information Assurance Department
Warwickshire Police
PO Box 4
Leek Wootton
Warwick
CV35 7QB

or telephone the Subject Access Office on: 01926 415097 / 415720.

Front Counters of local police stations will be able to help you. Full information about their opening times is available on the website.

A Subject Access form is available for your use which can be downloaded by clicking below.

Payment of a £10,00 fee and proof of identification must accompany your application. Please note that once we have received your completed application, the process to provide you with information can take up to 40 days.

Police Certificates
Individuals requiring Police Certificates for the purposes of applications for emigration, visas, work permits or residency in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States of America should download the application form for an ACPO Police Certificate from the ACPO website.

Please note: 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, who can be contacted:
Telephone: 0845 6013999 (during their office opening hours of 8:30-16:30, Mon-Fri)
email: acro.policecertificates@acro.pnn.police,uk
Address: ACRO, PO Box 481, Fareham, PO14 9FS

Please do not return this application form to Warwickshire Police.

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