The Data Protection Act 1998 came into effect on 1st March 2000 and provides individuals with a right of access to information that may be held about themselves.
This is called subject access. It is a qualified right of access, which does not extend to certain types of information including information that might identify other individuals whose data is held under a duty of confidence.
For further details of how to apply for subject access, please see the Data Protection pages.
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 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, who can be contacted through the following routes:
Please do not return this application form to Hampshire Constabulary.
Disclosure of Information held by the Police for Employment Vetting Processes
Information on this subject can be found on the ACPO website.
The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) came into force on the 1st January 2005 and it gives individuals the right of access to all information held, subject to a range of exemptions. Information disclosed under FOI is released into the public domain and not just to the applicant.
For further details of how to submit a request and access this information, please see the Freedom of Information pages.
The force is obliged to publish certain classes of information that have been agreed with the Information Commissioner and provide a detailed guide as to how the published information may be accessed.
Information Classes and Guide to Published Information
In addition, a large amount of information has been published proactively and is available to download from these pages:
Proactive Disclosure of Information
Please note that where the constabulary receives a request for information under FOI that relates specifically to the applicant, i.e. personal data, a ‘Neither Confirm Nor Deny’ response will be issued and the request will be passed to the Data Protection Team.
