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Disclaimer: This information has been collated from information presented to the SIA from United Kingdom and overseas government sources. It should not be viewed as exhaustive and, while we endeavour to keep information up to date, we cannot accept responsibility for any omissions or inaccuracies.
ALBANIA
Applicants seeking their CRC should either contact the Ministry of Public Order if they have relatives in Tirana or the Albanian Embassy in London.
Embassy of Albania
2nd Floor
24 Buckingham Gate
London
SWIE 6LB
Tel: 020 7828 8897
Fax: 020 7828 8869
AUSTRIA
Records are held by the Criminal Records Office in Vienna, and are issued in response to individual requests for details of crimes recorded on the Register, or to confirm that there have been no entries in the Register.
The Record of Convictions contains information about:
- All final convictions given by the Austrian Criminal Court.
- All final convictions of Austrian citizens and those persons who have their principal place of residence in Austria by foreign courts.
- All decisions taken by Austrian and foreign courts relating to these convictions.
Contact Point for Applicants
Applicants can request their records from either the Police Headquarters in Vienna, the federal police authority in their local town, or in towns without a federal police presence, from the Mayor. Austrians abroad should contact their local embassy. Application forms can also be downloaded from the internet, at: http://www.help.gv.at/documents/strafreg.pdf.
Until we hold more information about the criminal record certificate you should have the documentation verified by your Embassy before sending it in with your licence application.
Austrian Embassy,
18 Belgrave Mews West
London SW1X 8HU
Tel: 020 7235 3731
Fax: 020 7344 0292
E-mail: embassy@austria.org.uk
AUSTRALIA
Offences are recorded centrally. Criminal History Checks are issued by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) who check records held in all states. The record will contain all criminal offences except those that are spent, but no traffic offences.
Contact Point for Applicants
The AFP provides National Police Certificates. These are supplied on receipt of a signed consent form and payment of the associated fee. Consent forms and some additional information is available on the AFP website: www.afp.gov.au.
Criminal History Branch
Australian Federal Police
Locked Bag No 1
Weston
ACT 2611
Australia
E-mail: vetting@afp.gov.au
BANGLADESH
Applicants wishing to obtain a criminal record check from Bangladesh should apply for a criminal record check before applying for an SIA application as the process may take up to 90 days. There is a fee for this service.
Applicants are advised to contact the Bangladesh High Commission:
High Commission for the People's Republic of Bangladesh
28 Queen's Gate
London
SW7 5JA
Tel: 020 7584 0081
Fax: 020 7581 7477
Website: www.bangladeshhighcommission.org.uk/
BELGIUM
Applicants need to include their name, date and place of birth, last address in Belgium, the reason for the application and contact the:
Service Federal de la Justice
Service du Casier Judiciaire Central
A l'attention de M. Vincent CAMBIER
Porte de Hal 5
Bruxelles
Belgium
Fax: 0032 2 542 7297
Until we hold more information about the criminal record certificate you should have the documentation verified by your Embassy before sending it in with your licence application.
Belgian Embassy
103 Eaton Square
London
SW1W 9AB
Tel: 020 7470 3700
Fax: 020 7259 6213
E-mail: info@belgium-embassy.co.uk
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Criminal Record Certificates from the police can be requested via the Police Head Quarters in Banja Luca or Police Headquarters in Sarajevo for the rest of the country.
Until we hold more information about the criminal record certificate you should have the documentation verified by your Embassy before sending it in with your licence application.
Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina
5-7 Lexham Gardens
London W8 5JJ
Tel: 020 7373 0867
Fax: 020 7373 0871
CANADA
Applicants requiring a certified criminal record check should ensure their application contains the following:
- Fingerprint form
- Mailing address
- Phone number, fax number or email address
- Reason for application (e.g. employment – specify job title or position)
- Processing fee (made payable to the "Receiver General for Canada" by certified cheque or money order.)
If you are OUTSIDE OF CANADA contact the nearest police force which offers fingerprinting services. The RCMP will accept fingerprint forms from foreign countries that contain the following:
- rolled and flat impressions of all ten fingers taken with black ink
- full name, date of birth and sex of the applicant
- the name and address of the police agency
- the signature of the official taking the fingerprints
If you are IN CANADA you must have your fingerprints taken on form C-216C at your local police station or private accredited fingerprinting agency. Depending on the police jurisdiction, a fee may be required.
Further information is available from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police website.
Completed applications should be sent to:
By mail:
RCMP
Civil Fingerprint Screening Services
P.O Box 8885
Ottawa
ON K1G 3M8
By courier:
RCMP
National Police Services Building
Loading Dock #1
Information and Identification Services
Civil Fingerprint Screening Services
1200 Vanier Parkway
Ottawa
ON K1A OR2
CZECH REPUBLIC
The Criminal Register, a centralised body, has responsibility for criminal record checks. The record contains details of all final decisions by the Court of the Czech Republic, in line with Act 269/1994.
Contact Points for Applicants
You can file an application with any district public prosecutor's office, a local, municipal or city authority, or Czech Embassy, along with a duty fee.
Mr Zdenek Kratoruku,
Director, Criminal Records Office,
Department of Justice,
Prague,
Czech Republic
Tel: +420 244 006 200
E-mail: rejstrik@rejtr.justice.cz
Embassy of the Czech Republic,
26 Kensington Palace Gardens,
London W8 4QY
Tel.: +44 207 243 1115
Fax: +44 207 727 9654
E-mail: london@embassy.mzv.cz
COLOMBIA
Colombian citizens should contact:
Head of the Identification Group of the Security Administrative Department (DAS)
Carrera 28 No. 17 A 00
Bogota D.C.
Colombia
Tel: 091 4088000, extn: 1100 and 1110
Foreign citizens who live or have lived in Colombia seeking further information on certificates should contact:
Aliens Section
Security Administrative Department (DAS)
calle 100 No. 11 B 27
Bogota D.C.
Colombia
Tel: 091 6017264
Until we hold more information about the criminal record certificate you should have the documentation verified by your Consulate before sending it in with your licence application.
Colombia Consulate
15-19 Great Titchfield Street
London
W1W 8HZ
Tel: 020 7637 9893
E-mail: consulado.colombia@uklatino.com
CYPRUS
There is a centralised criminal record system, administered by the Criminal Records Office at the Cyprus Police. Upon receipt of an application, they will provide either a Clean Criminal Record Certificate (until recently known as a certificate of Good Conduct), or a Criminal Record Certificate. These certificates are only available to individuals who have been resident in Cyprus for at least six months.
Contact Points for Applicants
Applicants can request their records from the Police Headquarters in Nicosia.
Criminology Department
Police Headquarters
Nicosia,
Cyprus
Tel: +357 22 80 8386
Until we hold more information about the criminal record certificates issued you should have the documentation verified by your High Commission before sending it in with your licence application.
Cyprus High Commission
93 Park Street
London W1K 7ET
Tel: + 44 207 4998272
Fax: + 44 207 4910691
DENMARK
The system is centralised under the Ministry of Justice Decree No.218. Members of the public can apply for what is known as a "Private Police Record Certificate".
The certificate contains information regarding:
- Conditional or unconditional custodial sentences.
- Judgments which owing to the mental state of the party have not actually entailed a punishment but where alternative arrangements have been made for treatment or safety reasons.
- Fines ordered for breaches of Penal Code.
- Conditional dropping of charges.
- Verdicts which have entailed conditional or unconditional loss of rights, typically loss of driving licence.
Contact Points for Applicants
Applications must be submitted in writing to the National Commissioner of Police at the address below.
Rigspolitiet,
Alfdeling D,
Kriminalregisteet,
Posboks 93,
2650 Hvidovre,
Demnark
Alternatively, applicants can contact their local police station in Denmark.
All applicants must provide the following information:
- Name
- Current address
- Place of birth
- Previous address in Denmark
- Personal identification number
- Photocopy of birth certificate, driving licence or passport
Royal Danish Embassy
55 Sloane Street
London SW1X 9SR
Tel: 020 7333 0200
Fax: 020 7333 0270
E-mail: lonamb@um.dk
ESTONIA
Extracts from the Punishment Register are issued by the Estonian Police Board on behalf of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Extracts will be in Estonian if a criminal offence is on record, but in English if the individual is not registered in the Punishment Register. Translations from Estonian, and the original certificate in Estonian, can be verified by the Ministry of Internal Affairs on request if the applicant states that the information is required for an employer or regulatory body abroad.
Applicants within Estonia can request their personal extract from the Punishment Register by going in person to the Estonian Police Board, presenting their ID document, and filling in the application form. For a foreign citizen the date and place of birth and the name and type of the identity document should be used instead of the personal identification code.
Applications may also be sent by post, adding a signed copy of the passport. Application forms may be obtained from the Police Board web page at www.pol.ee. The application form and information about opening hours for in-person visits are all available at the web site which is in Estonian.
Punishment Register
Estonian Police Board
Pagari 1
15060 Tallinn
Estonia
Tel: 0612 3468 or 0612 3366.
Fax: 0612 3332.
E-mail: karistusregister@pol.ee
There is no fee for requesting an extract from the Punishment Register if it is done only once a year. If it is needed more often there is a fee, made payable to the Estonian Tax Board.
Embassy of the Republic of Estonia
16 Hyde Park Gate
London
SW7 5DG
Tel: 020 7589 3428
Fax: 020 7589 3430
E-mail: embassy.london@estonia.gov.uk
Website: www.estonia.gov.uk