The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records and Registration) (Isle of Man) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
Reduced the fees for basic, standard, and enhanced criminal record certificates and update service requests in the Isle of Man starting 5 October 2026.
These Regulations decrease the fees charged for various criminal record certificates and update services in the Isle of Man.
The Secretary of State directs these changes to apply to basic, standard, and enhanced criminal record certificates, as well as the annual subscription for the update service. The measures apply to individuals and organizations in the Isle of Man requesting criminal record information under the Police Act 1997.
Arguments For
The Explanatory Note states that these amendments are intended to align fees in the Isle of Man with corresponding fee decreases recently implemented in England and Wales.
The document frames the changes as a standard adjustment to the prescribed fees for criminal conviction, criminal record, and enhanced criminal record certificates.
The Secretary of State fulfilled the legal requirement to consult with the Department of Home Affairs of the Isle of Man before making these adjustments.
Arguments Against
The document does not provide a specific financial justification for the exact amounts chosen for the decreases.
A full impact assessment was not produced, with the document stating that no significant impact on the private, voluntary, or community sectors is foreseen, which may be questioned by entities processing high volumes of applications.
The geographical scope is limited specifically to the Isle of Man, creating different fee structures compared to other jurisdictions not covered by this specific amendment.
Citation, commencement and extent
- -(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records and Registration) (Isle of Man) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 and come into force on 5th October 2026.
- (2) These Regulations extend to the Isle of Man.
This section establishes the official name of the regulations and sets the date they become legally effective as 5 October 2026.
It specifies that the legal jurisdiction of these changes is restricted to the Isle of Man.
Amendments to the Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records and Registration) (Isle of Man) Regulations 2011
- -(1) The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records and Registrations) (Isle of Man) Regulations 2011( 4 ) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 3 (fees for criminal conviction certificates, criminal record certificates and enhanced criminal record certificates)-
- (a) in paragraph (a), for '£21.50' substitute '£20';
- (b) in paragraph (b), for '£21.50' substitute '£20';
- (c) in paragraph (c), for '£49.50' substitute '£41'.
(3) In regulation 3A(1) (fees for requesting up-date information( 5 ) under section 116A of the Police Act 1997)-
- (a) in sub-paragraph (a), for '£16' substitute '£15';
- (b) in sub-paragraph (b), for '£16' substitute '£15'.
This section modifies the existing 2011 Regulations to lower the costs of obtaining criminal record disclosures.
Specifically, basic and standard certificate fees are reduced from £21.50 to £20, while enhanced certificates are reduced from £49.50 to £41.
Additionally, the annual fee for the update service, which allows employers to check if a certificate is still current, is reduced from £16 to £15.
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