The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2013
This Order brings into force various provisions of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012. In particular, the Order brings into force provisions which repeal the general obligation upon the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to provide a copy of a criminal record certificate to the registered body who countersigned a person’s application for such a certificate. This Order also brings into force provisions allowing for a copy of a criminal record certificate to be provided to a registered body in response to a request for such a copy.